Rabbis among the magi.

Questioning the rabbis’ Sasanian paradise.

From an island garrison in the Nile to a Moscow museum.

Arbitrary royal decrees vs. the eternal law.

Mention of Ahasuerus’ father, just in time for Purim.

The red fence and the Gentile gaze.

A trove of coins sheds light on a little-known episode.

Fire beacons for the new moon.

Fake writing and filling an archaeological “black hole.”

Ishaan Tharoor’s Cyrus problem.

The first movement against the Jewish right to Jerusalem.

Built for launching a campaign against Egypt.

A brief history of the etrog.

Remembering Yaakov Elman.