It's the world's second largest producer of oil, the largest producer of caviar, and home to numerous ancient and sacred landmarks. Iran—once the hotbed of Islamic conservatism—is also undergoing a cultural shift with a younger...

If the word alchemy makes you think of wizards gathered around bubbling cauldrons, you're not completely wrong! Introduce scholars to the history of chemistry during part 10 of a 15-part History of Science series. The video takes viewers...

The Medieval Islamicate World was truly a world of wonders! Clocks with gears, armillary spheres ... and robots that played music? Journey to ancient Baghdad, the center of science and math with the seventh video in a History of Science...

Themistocles' outsider status permits him to unify the disparate Greek city-states to battle the invading Persian army and his crafty strategy leads to a stunning victory at Salamis. Narrated by Peter Weller, this History Channel...

Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Fiona Kidd discusses portable wealth in Clasp with an eagle and its prey dating from the Parthian Empire, c. 1st-2nd century, C.E.

Christopher de Bellaigue, writer, describes the portraits of Sir Robert Sherley and his wife in the exhibition: Shah Abbas, the remaking of Iran. These portraits are featured at The British Museum.