Articles related to "Ancient Persia"

Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid dynasty, which would later become known as the Persian Empire, one of the greatest empires of the ancient world.

Known as a builder and a diplomat, Darius the Great helped Persia continue to rise in status in the ancient world, but unrest marked his reign in its beginning and end.

Of all of ancient Persia's kings, Xerxes I is quite famous, but not because he was the most successful. His failures abroad and at home led to gradual Persia's decline.

Norooz is an ancient holiday that has been embraced by different religions and nationalities. This article will briefly describe its history and tradition.

Gardens have been common for thousands of years in one form or another; Ancient Persia, Egypt, the Greeks and the Romans heavily influenced the scents of today's gardens.

Turquoise has been worn by cultures ancient and modern, and is said to bring protection, luck, peace, truth, detoxification and protection from falling.

There are numbers of fragrant flowers which can be used for wedding bouquets; scented flowers such as Rose, Hyacinth and Lily-of-the-Valley make highly fragrant bouquets.

Low-fat plain yogurt helps dress up the spinach in this recipe while at the same time providing a light version of the usually rich favorite, creamed spinach.

This ancient natural health remedy uses points on the outer ear to control pain and even stop addictive behaviors, such as smoking and gambling.

European scented gardens have evolved from simple monastery designs and Italian Renaissance gardens to the scented gardens of today.

The qanat or subterranean aqueduct, is one of the world's oldest and most successful technologies and is still widely used today.

There are those for whom caviar is one of life's most indulgent and rich-tasting enjoyments, and there are those for whom even the idea of eating fish eggs is disgusting.

Fought from 17 - 19 September 480 BC, the Battle of Thermopylae has gone down in history as a shining example of courage and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds.

The Sassanians rose to dominance in the middle east and Persia after overthrowing the Parthians in AD 224.

In 53 BC, a Roman army under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus - the man who had defeated the slave army of Spartacus in 71 BC - invaded Parthia.

Decorative wood, food, medicine, poison and dye - the black walnut tree's bark, wood, leaves and nuts provide many benefits but also cause many ills.

In 1959, Henry K. Beecher published the first of a series of articles on the ethics of human experimentation.

Many soldiers are fighting in the Middle East, but who exactly are they fighting for and against, and what are the origins of these warring groups of people?