As Persia weakened under Darius III, a young Macedonian king crossed into Asia and changed history forever. This chapter traces how internal decay, decisive battles, and the destruction of Persepolis ...

Rising from a dangerous succession crisis, Darius the Great reshaped the Persian Empire through force, propaganda, and sweeping reforms. From the Behistun Inscription to Persepolis and the first ...

Near the starkly imposing tomb of Cyrus the Great, who founded the Persian Empire in 550 BC, I met an Iranian who summarized ...

Fars’ cultural heritage department is set to use drones and electronic monitoring systems to oversee nationally and globally registered heritage sites scattered across the southern Iranian province.

I really enjoyed Maha Khan Phillips’ earlier novel, The Curse of Mohenjodaro. With that book, the author demonstrated that, ...

The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.

The Aztec empire succumbed to its own imperial arrogance, alienating neighbours who ultimately helped bring about its ...

Traces of color preserved in the stone are changing how historians understand what was lost when Alexander burned Persepolis.

South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and cultural sphere.

Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. He is coauthor of “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.” Let’s do the math.

His invasion of Venezuela and abduction of Nicolás Maduro recall the U.S. imperialism of the early twentieth century—and may similarly lead to global catastrophe. Announcing on Saturday the U.S.

MGM Empire City in Yonkers has withdrawn its application for one of three state gaming licenses up for grabs in the downstate region, saying the economic conditions have changed. In a letter to the ...