The conquest of Iran would have had four advantages for the emperors: The achievement of this goal would have increased their prestige among the soldiers and populace; The Romans would have gained ...

These wars have existed for the longest duration in human history. The recent conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, as well as Israel and Hamas, have drawn global attention to the suffering of many ...

The pendulum swung halfway back as the Greek-Persian rivalry became a Roman-Parthian one, and Iraq a contested borderland ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero, known as Cicero (106-43 BCE), was a Roman writer, philosopher, lawyer, prodigious orator, and ...

During his reign, the Roman Empire reached its maximum extent ... His reign saw plenty of border wars with the Parthians in ...

“We're told in several literary accounts that they encounter some kind of new diseases.” After securing victory in the Roman-Parthian War, Lucius Verus’s soldiers returned home, bringing the new ...

TEHRAN - An archaeological survey has commenced on the Ahvaz plain in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran, focusing on a ...

TEHRAN - The Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department of Fars province has announced a new restoration and ...

Literary sources are very scarce on Arsaces, and exclusively come from contradictory Greek and Roman accounts written centuries after his death. As a result, his reign is sparsely known. His existence ...