Experts have begun the restoration of the largest inscription of King Darius the Great at Persepolis after years of erosion ...

Darius’ strategy was clear and sensible. Despite the loss of some western territories, the Persian Empire still stretched from Egypt to India. Darius wished to concentrate as much of that power ...

His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's forces in what is now Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Egypt. After defeating the Persian Empire he moved further east, conquering land in ...

Darius, overwhelmed by the chaos ... which effectively sealed the fate of the Persian Empire. And this piece of artwork ...

It is the first discovery of an inscription bearing Darius the Great's name in ... During his long reign, between 522 and 486 BC, the Persian Achaemenid Empire expanded, reaching its greatest ...

The rich capitals of the Achaemenid Empire lay exposed to a foreign ... of Persepolis following the Battle of the Persian Gate further eroded Darius III’s position. His support was dwindling ...

Haras d'Etreham's Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner and second-season sire Persian King was represented with his first stakes winner at Saint-Cloud on Sunday. Yeguada Centurion's homebred Darius Cen ...