In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

The Battle of Mycale was a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history, marking the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece.

Following the deportation of Jews to Babylonia between 597 BCE and 586 BCE, most of them lived outside the Land of Israel.

In this book, we have sought to fill the gaps of knowledge on subjects that the average Jewish college student might confront ...

Purim always carries a different rhythm for Jerusalem ... Persia. Just a few years before Esther’s miraculous rise, we had begun our return to Jerusalem, laying the foundations of the Second Temple.

While Jonathan Kuminga's highly-anticipated return to the court is set for Thursday, the Golden State Warriors will be short a key piece when they host the Sacramento Kings. Second-year guard Brandin ...

Police raided a leading Palestinian bookstore in East Jerusalem for the second time within a month on Monday, briefly detaining one of the owners and seizing several books. Officers detained 61 ...

Kawhi Leonard's second career game-winning buzzer-beater helped the Clippers tighten their grip on eighth place in the West over the ninth-place Kings, who dropped 1½ games back. Kirby Lee/Imagn ...

Kawhi Leonard connects on a hook shot in the paint at the buzzer as the Clippers defeated the Kings, 111-110, in overtime. Clippers Top Performers James Harden – 29 points, 9 rebounds ...

Spurs vs Kings Game Highlights The Kings defeat the Spurs, 127-109. Top Performers – San Antonio Stephon Castle – 25 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds De’Aaron Fox – 16 points, 8 assists Top ...

Dedication of King Herod’s renovations on the Second Temple in Jerusalem, which after eight ... Battles were fought throughout the Persian Empire between Jews and those seeking to kill them ...

Jerusalem, 900 feet above Kfar Saba in elevation, has a real winter, albeit mild by Northeast standards. So, we were relatively bundled up, but even so, the second day we would have been more ...