The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

The Achaemenid kings of Persia ruled between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C., but much of what we know about them today comes from Greek rather than Persian sources. The various Greek authors ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

Among the major projects are the Apadana Palace, the rock-carved tomb of Artaxerxes III, and the southern inscription of the Terrace (Takhtgah), each representing invaluable legacies of the ancient ...

That having been said, his successors Darius and Xerxes lay a substantial claim to the throne by building on his legacy. Their achievements include the development of the Persian empire’s postal ...

Modern Turkey roughly maps onto the nearly 300,000-square-mile land ... In 480 BC, the failure of Xerxes of Persia to add Greece to his empire allowed classical Greek civilisation to flower. In 334, ...

A drone company did a show that recreated the most iconic part of the film where King Kong climbs the Empire State Building in New York. It looks pretty spectacular, in my opinion. You can check ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Using advanced drone-deployed LiDAR and ground penetrating radar technologies, researchers from Macedonia’s Institute and ...

It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year, began on Thursday, kicking off a celebration of life ...