This ancient metropolis was once a hub of economic and social activity, but mysteriously disappeared thousands of years ago.

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

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