Founded in the 6th century BC, Pasargadae was the earliest capital of the Achaemenid (First Persian) Empire. Created by Cyrus the Great with contributions from various peoples of the first great ...
A new study suggests the Byzantine Empire’s decline wasn’t caused by the Justinian Plague, but may have even experienced a ...
The naumachiae seem mostly to have been recreations of famous historical engagements – in the movie, it's the Battle of ...
The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia.
Pope Francis has added Saint Isaac the Syrian (640-700) to the list of saints celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church. Born ...
The impact President Trump's election will have on American foreign policy is still up for discussion, but for all practical ...
The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...
For nearly 50 years, Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean has been a critical part of the American global ...
It is a poem of nearly 60,000 verses, a history of the kings of Persia in Pahlavi (Middle Persian) from mythical times down ...
Ancient Greeks of Bactria ruled over Gujarat, India under Menander around 150 B.C. and established trade contracts with the ...