Despite the vast reach of the Ottoman Empire, from North Africa to Eastern Europe, one powerful neighbor remained unconquered: Persia. In this video, we explore the reasons why the Ottomans never ...

Nearchus, the Navigator, bridged East and West with a daring voyage that reshaped ancient maritime strategy and trade routes.

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

As the prospect of a permanent ceasefire looms over the battlefield, the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe and the ...

Alexander the Great's vast empire was built upon his keen and continuously changing battle tactics, which depended on the enemy and terrain.

The country of Georgia is located in the southern Caucasus where Europe meets Asia. The region has often found itself at the ...

Was the Book of Daniel really written in the sixth century BC or was it a much later forgery from the Hellenistic Era?

The incredible story of Alexander the Great and his conquest of the known world is brought to life with animated maps, images from Osprey Publishing and Total War game footage. In Part 1, we look at ...

By the 6th century BCE, the terms "Persian Gulf" or "Persian Sea" were in common usage. An inscription by Darius the Great ... used "Persian Gulf" in their official maps and guides from 1868 onward.

H. Sheik Sir Hamad bin ‘Isa al Khalifa, leaving His Britannic Majesty’s diplomatic agent for the Persian Gulf uncomfortably high & dry in.’ Bushire’s British Residency (see map ...

"For over two millennia, the origin of the stones used in Darius's palace remained ... once the winter residence of Persian kings after having been captured by Cyrus the Great. Susa became part of the ...