Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only exception?

Column drums of the Older Parthenon were reused in the North wall of the Acropolis by Themistocles so that the Athenians always remember the sufferings of the Persian atrocities over Greeks. In the ...

Two titans of ancient conquest go head-to-head! Join us as we compare Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great across five ...

Rebel king operating under/against the second period of Achaemenid Persian rule. He seems to have controlled large parts of the country. The centre of his power was Memphis and Lower Egypt.

It holds rare value for historians and language experts alike. Written in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian, the text provides insight into the culture, beliefs, and leadership of the Achaemenid ...

Beneath the lush valleys and snow-capped peaks of Swat lies a legacy that spans millennia—one of empires, enlightenment, and ...

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and art. Majestic approaches, monumental stairways, throne and reception rooms, and dependencies have made that 13-ha ensemble one of the world’s greatest archaeological sites. Narratives say that ...

Is it possible to re-train our intuition? How do we balance the competing forces of gut and reason to make better decisions? “The Art of Choosing” answers these questions and raises many more. Iyengar ...