Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

The Persians, the ancient inhabitants of what is now Iran, created one of the ancient world's largest and most powerful empires that flourished from 550 B.C. to 330 B.C. At its height, the Persian ...

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This situation persisted until Alexander the Great, the legendary ruler of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, conquered the Persian Empire in the latter half of the 4th century B.C.

In an ancient Greek city, a collection of gold coins believed to be more than 2,000 years old were uncovered. During excavations at the archaeological site of Notion, the coins were found in a ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.