Persians make up an ethnic majority of modern day Iran, according to the United States Institute of Peace. Many foreign governments used to refer to Iran as Persia prior to the country changing ...

In Iran. Well, ancient Persia, to be precise, the empire whose identity modern-day Iran embraces with pride. And today, of course, Iran, like its antecedent in the distant past, also threatens a ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.

Cities began to struggle. In the end, Sumer was invaded by the Elamites who came from modern-day Iran. Narrator: Hello, future people of the UK. Would you like to visit me at the dawn of ...