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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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