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

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 ...

To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. The Achaemenid empire (ca. 550-330 B.C.) was the first world empire, founded by ...

Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre proposes a fresh approach to understanding the Achaemenid Empire based on her study of the regional capital, Sardis. This study uses archaeological, artistic and textual ...

More than 2,300 years ago, one of Alexander the Great's most major battles took place at a site near the Biga River in ...

It was founded by Cyrus the Great around 550 BC. Cyrus united a collection of semi-nomadic tribes into a powerful empire. The ...

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 ...

Initially, the Arsacid court adopted many aspects of Greek culture but gradually saw a revival of Iranian traditions.