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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Several empires rose and fell throughout history, leaving lasting legacies. The Persian Empire, spanning from Europe to India ...

Persepolis: a UNESCO World Heritage gem At the heart of this route is Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid ...

Phrygia had been absorbed as a province of the Achaemenid, or first Persian Empire under its founding ruler Cyrus the Great. Unlike the Babylonian seal, much of the iconography of the seal from ...

Come Loremasters and learn of the war that turned just another Terran warlord into The Emperor - the Wars of Unification.

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