From "No Kings" rallies to Herodotus' Persian debates, lessons from history highlight the need for accountable leadership and ...

These gardens also played a religious role, offering a glimpse of what eternity might look like in the afterlife.

From the rise of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE to the vast dominion of Darius and Xerxes, the First Persian ...

No Kings” rallies .“Good Trouble” protests .“Rage against the Regime” uprisings . These events in the first seven months of ...

In the late 1800s archaeologists pinpointed the location of Taxila, one of the greatest religious and cultural sites on the ...

Ancient Lydia holds the distinction of creating the first coins in the world; they soon evolved into beautiful works of art.

Darius doesn’t explain how to ensure a monarch’s good judgment. But his argument wins out. It had to, since in reality Darius became Persia’s next king.

When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under a torrent of ash in A.D. 79, it also preserved one of the ancient world’s most remarkable artifacts: a massive mosaic depicting Alexander the Great’s triumph ...

Alexander the Great did not rely solely on military might to expand his empire. Integral to his success was his masterful use of myths.

He argues that since Persia was freed by one man, King Cyrus II, Persians should maintain their traditional monarchy. Darius doesn’t explain how to ensure a monarch’s good judgment. But his argument ...