RESEARCHERS in Turkey have identified the long-lost site of the legendary battle where Alexander the Great secured his first ...

The battle—which occurred in 334 B.C.—is considered "one of the most pivotal moments" in world history, one archaeologist ...

Researchers have finally pinpointed the exact location of the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander won his first battle in ...

The rich capitals of the Achaemenid Empire lay exposed to a foreign invader for the first time. Yet, there were those who were still determined to resist. Ariobarzanes, satrap of Persis ...

The Achaemenid empire (ca. 550-330 B.C.) was the first world empire, founded by Cyrus II in Southwest Iran and lower Mesopotamia. Populated by peoples of different backgrounds, languages and cultures, ...

From the gigantic Persian empire, to the expansive British Empire, which dominated most of the world during the middle and ...

For the kings of the Achaemenid Empire, who ruled much of the ancient Near East from 550 to 330 B.C., there was little—apart from hunting lions and conquering the world—that rivaled a rhyton ...

Cyrus united a collection of semi-nomadic tribes into a powerful empire. The empire was also sometimes called the Achaemenid ...

TEHRAN- The underground city of Samen in Malayer, Hamedan province, is poised for tourism enhancement, the provincial tourism ...

Alexander the Great, former King of Macedonia, is regarded as one of the greatest military leaders in history as he was ...