The speech is taken from the 'Anabasis of Alexander' (Book VII Chapter X), written around 130 AD by the Roman/Greek historian Arrian. Arrian had access to eyewitness accounts which are now lost ...

When Alexander the Great passed away, his son, Alexander IV, was still in his mother's womb, making his succession a web of intrigue.

Before presidential addresses and social media, ancient rulers used coins as a form of marketing to reach their people in ...

We are still discussing the many archaeological discoveries we announced back in January 8, revealed by the Egyptian mission ...

In the 2nd century AD, Claudius Ptolemy wrote that the geographer Marinus of Tyre reported that Maes had reached the Stone Tower, a geographical landmark considered the midpoint of the Silk Road, ...

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

There are still so many Leaders that should be in Civ 7. Here are our suggestions for the Top 5 New Leaders to be added to ...

LOS ANGELES — Author Walter Mosley will make a special appearance at the Los Angeles Central Library at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in the ...

Explore the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE)—its rulers, administration, conquests, and Ashoka’s role in spreading Buddhism ...