The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...

One of his books looks at the concept of Alexander as the “First European.” Greek and Roman authors weren’t interested in the ...

Greek and Roman authors weren’t interested in the Persian Empire, he says — meaning that even from antiquity, it was effectively erased from history. “When I speak with colleagues ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

The Antiquity Age is the period with the most Wonders on offer in Civilization 7. Here are our picks for the best available.

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

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

The Alexander Mosaic, considered the most important mosaic of the Roman age, is a detailed piece ... moment in his campaign against the Persian Empire. The mosaic's intricate craftsmanship and ...

but Diocletian recognized that the Roman Empire was simply too big to rule effectively as one person. So, he decided to split his rule among a fellow augusti Maximian, who ruled in the West while ...

This mosaic, with monumental dimensions (583 x 325 cm) and composed of approximately 1.9 million tesserae, depicts the Battle of Issus, where Alexander the Great led the Macedonians to victory against ...