Unlike ancient conquerors who took rape and ... Alexander captured the Persian royals, including Darius’ wife and mother. Instead of enslaving them, as might have been expected, he treated ...

it also preserved one of the ancient world’s most remarkable artifacts: a massive mosaic depicting Alexander the Great’s ...

In a campaign that forever marked the course of history, Alexander quelled rebellions in the Balkans and Greece before entering the first official battle against Persia (under Darius) in the ...

Built in the 6th century BC by Darius I, Persepolis has withstood ... colossal sculptures and intricate stone reliefs of ...

Opposite him is another leader often identified as the Persian king Darius III. The mosaic probably ... well-known representation of his face in ancient art.” Mosaics were a flourishing art ...

It features massive sculptures and complex carvings of ancient Persian kings ... features a colossal engraving of the conquests of King Darius I. Due to lichen growth, it has degraded significantly.

bearing the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, was found in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said. The inscription, which was found by visitors at the ancient major ...

He was a man of high stature as he was the satrap of Persis, the ancient Persian homeland. Prior to the reign of Darius III, the satrap of Persis does not appear to have been a position that existed.