Whether motivated by politics or drunken revelry, the destruction of Persepolis haunted its conqueror until the end of his ...

Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in the land of the pharaoh — including during the time of King ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

The ancient Greek ideal of World Unity is manifested in the conquests of Alexander the Great aiming to unite the world ...

Athens’ victory at Marathon sparked fear that drove expansion and the fragile evolution of Athenian democracy.

Civilization VII lead designer Ed Beach has come on screen to announce some last-minute changes coming to Update 1.3.0. Firaxis Games announced most of what Beach revealed in a new YouTube video today ...

5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to Southeast Europe. The Achaemenid Empire controlled a vast area ...

An innovative study, based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, has re-evaluated what made a road “royal” in the ancient Achaemenid Empire. The research, focused on the route between ...

Before Persia became an empire, it was the land of the Elamites. This episode traces Iran’s early civilizations through the rise of the Achaemenid Empire and its dramatic fall to Alexander the Great — ...

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During the Achaemenid empire (550–330 BCE), the provinces, known as satrapies, produced material culture that showcased a multicultural style. The satrapies’ artistic production followed local ...