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

Bactria, a huge area in todays' Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the ...

Ultimately, Xerxes prevailed, although his fleet was later defeated in the Battle of Salamis, forcing him to leave Greece. The Persian Empire entered a period of turmoil and decline after King Xerxes ...

the viceroy of the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), more than 2,381 years ago. The celebration serves as a reminder of how quickly fate can turn around and how a situation that appeared hopeless ...

There are few ruling titles cooler than ‘King of Kings,’ and Xerxes I fully embodied it. Firaxis knows this, which is presumably why the Persian paragon has two alternate forms: Xerxes ...

The “Persian Garrison” defenders now fall back into the city as the player takes the outer rings of Byzantium. Battle for Greece #14: ‘The Fruits of Empire’: The ‘Aristides’ final ...

As the Assyrian Empire crumbled in 612 ... Behold The Eternal Resting Place Of Xerxes The Great, Carved Not Into Stone, But Into The Very Spine Of Ancient Persia Here, in Naqsh-e Rustam, the ...

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, ...

One of the most divisive aspects of Call of Duty: Warzone has been the replacement of the Verdansk map, which the game launched ... a slow-mo trailer set to Nat King Cole's rendition of ...

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 ...