The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

This story follows how ancient Persia rose from the fall of older powers to become the largest empire the world had yet seen.

Tracking an empire -- Forerunners of the Achaemenids : the first half of the first millennium BCE -- Persia rising : a new empire -- From Cyrus to Darius I : empire in transition -- Darius, the great ...

“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday” is just ...