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Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

Depiction of a relief from Khorsabad, the Assyrian capital during the time of Sargon II. For roughly two centuries, from ca. 900 -- 700 BC, the Near Eastern empires of Neo-Assyria and Urartu ...

A team of archaeologists and conservators has uncovered a spectacular "throne room" in Peru that appears to have been occupied by a powerful female leader. The pillared room was revealed at the site ...