Along a rocky mountain ridge in southern Tajikistan, two steep cliffs jut above the sloping Lyangurt Valley, where the rural village of Torbulok sits. Although the area is often dry, water ...

The Apadana, which was used as a gathering hall for receptions, was the largest building in Persepolis. A relief on the stairway includes depictions of delegates to the Achaemenid royal court (left), ...

Victor Sarigiannides, the Greek-Russian archaeologist of Pontic descent who discovered the ancient city of Bactria. Credit: Wikipedia/hceebee CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Prominent Greek-Russian archaeologist of ...

After Alexander the Great established himself as emperor of Asia, replacing the Persian Empire with his own, he urged his generals to marry Persian women in the famous Susa weddings. The Greek general ...

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A fresh translation of a fragmentary Sumerian tablet has revealed one of the world's oldest surviving narratives featuring a cunning fox as an unlikely hero. The ancient clay tablet, designated Ni ...

Samarkand, also spelled as Samarqand, is a city located in modern day Uzbekistan, or the historical Central Asian region of Transoxiana. The city’s location in the Zerafshan River Valley provided it ...

The history of cinema is filled with instances where actors were cast in roles that did not align with the ethnic or racial background of the historical figures they portrayed. This practice has ...

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Ah, yes; Ray Harryhausen and Sinbad. This is my favorite of the Sinbad films. Yes John Phillip Law is not an a-list actor; but, for once, he's not bad. Tom Baker is outstanding as the evil wizard.

*This article was originally published by Fair Observer. Mirwais Parsa | China, an economic giant, has started the move to revitalize the ancient Silk Road. Its ambitious Belt and Road (B&R) ...