Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

The Achaemenid kings of Persia ruled between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C., but much of what we know about them today comes from Greek rather than Persian sources. The various Greek authors ...

According to Greek mythology, Perseus was the ancestor of the Persians through descendants who went by the names Perses and ...

In May 334 BCE, Alexander the Great won his first victory against the Persian Achaemenid Empire in his campaign to conquer Asia Minor. The Battle of Granicus was the first of three major battles ...

The relationship between Jews and Persians is one of human history's most fascinating and enduring sagas. It is characterized by mutual influence, cultural exchange, and pivotal moments that ...

He swept across Asia beginning in 334 B.C., leading a combined Greek and Macedonian army, and in a series of three brilliantly managed battles defeated the vast and incredibly wealthy Achaemenid ...