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Evidence suggests erosion and water infiltration pose serious threats to the rock-cut tomb, which is currently under restoration, ISNA reported on Saturday. Despite this, the director of the ...

The Ionian Greeks have rebelled against the rule of the Persians. They join up with the Athenians in a hope to escape Persian wrath. Darius sends his armies after the Greeks. The scouting party is ...

“Unfortunately, the rock heritage of Naqesh-e Rostam (which embraces four majestic tombs of Persian Achaemenid kings including Xerxes the Great) -- in its open natural environment -- has been eroded ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

How would you describe 300: Rise of an Empire and how does it relate to the original 300? Well, I’m going to describe it not as a sequel, but a companion film because there are different cameras and ...

Dr John O. Hyland joins Paul and Beatrice to discuss fifth-century BC Persian ruler Xerxes I, whose royal progress took him to the Western boundaries of his empire. Read the transcript Xerxes I tried ...

The story of Esther would have taken place in the third year of Xerxes’ reign in 483 BCE, noted Dr. Yigal Bloch, curator of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Of all the characters mentioned in the ...