He created the first empire, where hundreds of people spoke different languages but believed in one ruler. Cyrus the Great is a paradox of history: a nomadic chieftain who conquered Babylon with mercy, not fire. The Jews wrote his name in the Bible as the "Anointed of God," the Persians called him "Father," and the Greeks saw him as a model of wisdom...

There is a pass somewhere in the mountains, at the world's edge. It guards the way to Greece. But one day, out of the mist, out of the...

In 12 years of Alexander the Great's reign, the small kingdom of Macedonia transformed into a vast empire, connecting different parts...

The conquest of Persepolis marked the final triumph of the Greco-Macedonian army over the Achaemenid Empire, but Alexander's campaign...

The story of Darius III, the last king of the Persian Empire, is one of struggle and tragedy. From his unexpected rise to the throne...

On October 1, 331 BC, a decisive battle took place between the armies of Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius III...

The Battle of Issus took place in November 333 BCE between the forces of Alexander the Great and the army of Darius III...

In the spring of 334 BCE, Alexander the Great crossed the Hellespont with his army into Asia Minor to conquer the Persian Empire...

Alexander the Great was a great military leader of antiquity who managed to bring under control most of Asia in a short period, reaching...

Women of the Roman Empire had a difficult life, primarily because society was patriarchal, and women didn't have the same rights as men.

The citizens of Sparta, who referred to themselves as Lacedaemonians, considered themselves the greatest warriors and had good reason for...

Xerxes, the king of Persia and pharaoh of Egypt, is best known for his military campaigns against Hellas.

Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, is one of ancient history's most enigmatic figures.

Surely everyone, at least once, has seen a sculptural portrait of this woman - the Egyptian queen Nefertiti.

The civilization of ancient Egypt is considered one of the greatest in history. Not one of the seven man-made wonders of the world that...

We call them the first civilization in history, they invented writing, wheels, and glass, dividing the hour into minutes and seconds...

The huge empire, the water pipelines, and the judicial system we still use fell apart and then collapsed. But why? Let's start with facts.

The name of Gaius Julius Caesar is forever inscribed in world history. How did Caesar come to greatness and why was he killed?