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

To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The empire was also sometimes called the Achaemenid Empire. It became the hub of art, religion, science, art, and technology for over a century. The empire was conquered by Alexander the Great in ...

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

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 ...

Tehran’s municipal council reversed its decision to rename a city street after the late Hamas leader Yahya Al-Sinwar, citing the need for a more thorough review of street-n ...

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