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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

By 550 BC, forty years after the Assyrians themselves were defeated, the Achaemenid Empire had conquered the major centres of the Near East and catapulted the Persians into position as a regional ...

Drawing on the rich history of 'multi-national' empires that had dominated the region since the third millennium BC, Cyrus sought to make his Achaemenid Empire the greatest of them all - a true ...

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