Amyntas of Macedonia, the first recorded Macedonian king, is linked to the assassination of Persian envoys in a tale of intrigue.

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 ...

5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

The Mediterranean Sea used to be filled with pirates who terrorized not only Ancient Greece but Rome as well. Long before the Pirates of the Caribbean, the Seas of Europe were filled with pirates ...

Harvard University Press, 208 pp. Quite so. But second place must go, I think, to the Prophet Daniel, whose biblical story illustrates why a pardon power is needed. During the Babylonian Captivity, ...

In September of the year 490, the Persian forces landed at the sandy harbour of Marathon with an invasion force of 600 ships, 20,000 or more foot soldiers, and 800 cavalry. Also with them was the ...

Even if there is ever a secular regime there, the majority faith will remain Islam and chances of a grand revival of ...

On December 17, the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies united tradition and the present: Professor Kai Trampedach highlighted Jewish narratives against imperial claims to power in the Eugen ...

Now we come to the fun part of this prophecy. Some of the details from the sweeping vision of Daniel 9:24 will now be spelled ...

Darius Garland will be re-evaluated in 7 to 10 days after being diagnosed with a Grade 1 right toe sprain. Cleveland's guard is forced to leave in the 3rd quarter and is doubtful to play Friday ...