Herodotus tended to put his political philosophies into the mouths of historical figures such as Miltiades. He condensed his ...

The glorious entrance of Alexander the Great in Babylon as conqueror and savior was the culmination of his achievements.

In September of the year 490 BC, just 42 km outside of Athens, an army of brave Greeks saved their city from the invading ...

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 ...

An inscription bearing the name of a Persian king is "not authentic," the Israel Antiquities Authority said. In a demonstration, an expert in ancient inscriptions had etched the words into the shard ...