Archaeologists believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great and his forces fought the Battle of Granicus against the Persian Empire in Çanakkale, Turkey.

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", ...

The Governor of Shush has emphasized the importance of promoting the city’s rich cultural heritage and announced plans to ...

The ancient faith dating back to 1700 B.C. is in danger of becoming extinct if its dwindling followers don't find a way to ...

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of Astyages, the Neo-Babylonian Empire of ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

When it comes to chronicling the past, it seems there are basically two ways discoveries are made: either they’re the result ...

TEHRAN - A new museum dedicated to diplomatic relations during the Qajar era has been inaugurated at the UNESCO-listed ...

The tale of the ancient Greeks in Libya begins in 630 BC with a group of islanders from Thera, Santorini, establishing Cyrene.

Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are ...

New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in ...