TEHRAN - Recent rains have created a relatively large hole below Xerxes I's rock-cut tomb, leading to a longitudinal crack across the Naqsh-e Rostam site.

The secret tomb of an ancient Egyptian general who ran an army of foreign mercenaries has been unearthed by archaeologists. Egyptian military official Wahibre-mery-Neith was in charge of ...

Built in the 4th century B.C., the lavish—and massive—Mausoleum at Halicarnassus awed onlookers for more than 1,600 years.

TEHRAN - The rock-cut tomb of Xerxes I (l. 519-465, r. 486-465 BC), also known as Xerxes the Great, is under threat from land subsidence triggered by the climate change which is likely to speed decay, ...

The King of Kings. Meet Xerxes in this latest Civilization 7 trailer and learn about this leader's attributes from the upcoming strategy game.

Naqsh-i Rustam, tomb of Xerxes. Detail of throne-bearers, overlaps No.347 at right National Museum of Asian Art ...

Inside All About History 125: Learn how Xerxes I overcame rebels and plots to claim his throne and dominate West Asia.

First performed in London in 1738, the opera classic is being performed in Detroit for the very first time.

TEHRAN, Sept. 12 (MNA) -- Vibrations caused by passing trains are likely to broaden existing cracks in the tomb of Xerxes I and result in its collapse if a nearby railway route becomes operational, ...

Two and a half millennia later, Jew-haters threaten a shrine and tomb dedicated to Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Iran, and there sadly is no Xerxes to protect Jewish memory.

Xerxes has returned to Persia as its new king. What will he do? Whom will he marry? How will is reign end? Does it make for a good read?