The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I (r. 522 486 BCE), held sway over territory stretching from the Indus River Valley to southeastern Europe and from the ...
The ancient Persian capital of Persepolis, in a vast and arid plain 40 miles from Shiraz in southern Iran, is the greatest ancient site between the Holy Land and India. This is a rare place that ...
BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to Southeast Europe. The Achaemenid Empire controlled a vast area with ...
Assessing Persian kingship in the Near East: an introduction / Jason M. Silverman and Caroline Waerzeggers -- 1. THE END OF THE LYDIAN KINGDOM AND THE LYDIANS AFTER CROESUS / Eduard Rung -- 2. PERSIAN ...
The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander the Great, the young and ambitious king of Macedon, leading his army of ...
The Israel Antiquities Authority sent out a message on Friday morning that the shard with the name Darius the great on it is not authentic. The Aramaic inscription read “Year 24 of Darius,” dating it ...