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 ...

The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I (r. 522–486 BCE), held sway over territory stretching from the Indus River Valley to southeastern Europe and from the ...

BCE, Alexander the Great won his first victory against the Persian Achaemenid Empire in his campaign to conquer Asia Minor.

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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Alexander the Great fought numerous wars across the ancient world, securing a place in history as one of the greatest generals of all time.

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