Propaganda is not what it used to be. These days, a crummy movie like “2000 Mules,” a big cinematic lie about the Big Lie that rampant voter fraud denied the reelection of the last U.S. president, is ...

Although it has remained for 2,500 years a collection of toppled columns, ornate but broken sculptures of majestic bulls, and eroded carvings of subjects bearing tributes, Persepolis in its ruins is a ...

Legal dispute over Persepolis tablets threatens international lending of cultural assets. [ briefs ] In 1930, archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld came across 30,000 clay tablets on a dig in the ancient city ...

Correction: The original version of this article misquoted Jeffrey Spier as saying the Getty Villa has mostly Greek, Roman and Tuscan classical art. In fact, the Getty Villa has mostly Greek, Roman ...

The santur, an ancient musical instrument with roots in the region now known as Iran, holds a rich history and influence across various cultures. Dating back to 669 B.C., it graced Assyrian and ...

Histiaeus and the Ionian Revolt Sparked the Wars Between the Ancient Greeks and Persians with a Clever Tattooed Message That Changed History.

IRAN, a land with a civilization stretching back more than five thousand years, has always been one of the most significant ...

MR. HUART'S book on ancient Persia contains a very good account of the cultural history of old Iran. A vivid picture of the country, and an account of the scripts in which Persian texts have been ...

A new exhibition at the Oriental Institute will give visitors a rare glimpse inside the ancient city of Persepolis. “Persepolis: Images of an Empire,” which opens Oct. 13, includes archival ...

An inscription bearing the name of a Persian king is "not authentic," the Israel Antiquities Authority said. In a demonstration, an expert in ancient inscriptions had etched the words into the shard ...

A $1.2 million ancient Persian limestone sculpture that was seized from TEFAF New York last October must be returned to Iran, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled on Monday. Police confiscated the ...