Persepolis, an ancient city located in the Fars Province of Iran, stands as one of the most significant archaeological sites ...

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...

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

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.

His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's forces in what is ... a professor emeritus of ancient history at the University of Houston, told Live Science in an email.

The Persian King Darius the Great is then said to have picked ... a stretch wide enough for two triremes (ancient oar-driven warships powered by about 170 oarsmen) to pass each other with oars ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...