Born a noble human, re-born as a draconic devil tyrant with a reptilian hunger. By Mysticsartdesign. Source: Public Domain. 

World Mythology Warnings for TODAY #1: The Devil Tyrant of Iran

Welcome, dear readers, to the very first installment of our article series World Mythology Warnings for TODAY. This is I, your humble guide Zeffs Amman, alongside the writers’ crew at AllThatHistory, for we invite you to trek with us into the timeless stories of world mythology. As we navigate the complexities of 2025—a time filled

The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah as depicted in the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp. Source: Mir Sayyid Ali / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lost Site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah Found Using Spy Satellites

Islam was a religion which owed its rapid success to conquest. From 622 AD and led by Muhammed himself, Muslim armies swept across the Middle East and unified Arabia into a single entity. The greatest adversary they faced in their sweep eastward was mighty Persia. This ancient and venerable culture of fire worshippers had dominated

The golden masks recovered in Shiraz. Source: Mehr News.

Police in Iran Confiscate Ancient Golden Masks

Police in Iran have broken up a gang of antiquities smugglers and recovered priceless artifacts from the time of Jesus. The treasures, which would have been disappeared into private collections, include two golden masks from the Elamite culture. Suspicions were first raised in Ganaveh Port in the province of Bushehr. Police tracked the gang to

The Baghdad Battery disappeared during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but we have a great deal of surviving detail on what the original artifact was like (Ironie / CC BY-SA 2.5)

The Baghdad Battery: History Rewritten or History Misunderstood?

For those who search for the strange and unusual from history there are certain things which prove interesting time and again. Unexplained phenomena, disappearances and unsolved murders, these always appeal, and it is easy to understand why. A mystery solved is, after all, no mystery at all, and those that remain so allow for endless