This was partly in response to the threat of Persian archers, who had forced the Greeks to run at them in full armor during the battles of Marathon in 490 and Plataea 479. These hoplite runs were ...

The collection consists not only of paintings by old masters, but plate, jewelry, caryings, faience, Persian vases, and furniture. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

A hodgepodge of East and West, Mithridates’ Pontic Empire emerges as a compelling possibility of what Alexander's empire ...

A Persian rug from the William Andrews Clark estate sold for an astonishing $33.76 million at a Sotheby’s auction in 2013. This Sickle-Leaf, vine scroll, and palmette ‘Vase’-technique carpet ...

I had an estate sale and sold all of it ... . Now my family is furious with me and they’re all sulking. .... it’s such a ...

Just a short stroll from Buckingham Palace, Four Seasons Park Lane bears one of the most exclusive addresses in Mayfair.

The vessel, known as a Magan boat, spans 59 feet (18 meters) in length and was assembled by a team of 20 specialists using techniques that date back to 2100 BC, when the Persian Gulf became part ...

Criterion (iii): The Persian Qanat system is an exceptional testimony to the tradition of providing water to arid regions to support settlements. The technological and communal achievements of the ...

The artifacts are set to be returned to Mexico over the next few days. The reddish-white Mayan vase has stoked particular interest. According to a Washington D.C. television news report on Monday ...

Roy Jenkins described Tony as someone “carrying an immensely valuable vase across a wide room with a very slippery floor”. We faced the constant hazard of the press. In the absence of social ...