Persian coins—depicting Darius as a warrior—had uniform values and were easily exchanged. He improved on an irrigation system that was in place during Cyrus’s reign, stimulating a ...

In 549 BCE, the Persians, led by Cyrus the Great ... Alexander of Macedonia defeated Darius III in battle in 331BCE. Within five years he had conquered most of the Persian territories.

Darius I founded the city in 518 B.C. and built an immense palace, whose ruins still stand today. When crowned king of Persia in 559 B.C., Cyrus II was little more than a tribal leader of the ...

The Spartan general Lysander is on a diplomatic mission to Cyrus the Younger, a Persian satrap (provincial governor) and son of Darius II, the Great King. Cyrus shows the envoy around his estate ...

As the Cyrus Cylinder begins its US tour, BBC Persian's Khashayar Joneidi explores ... The empire, founded by Cyrus and Darius, stretched from the Balkans to Central Asia at its peak.

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal opponent, Darius ... Cyrus, died in battle as a king. The Persian king ...

Written in cuneiform, the stone inscription bears the names of Darius the Great and his uncle, Farnaka, the Persian service of CHN reported on Friday. His name had previously only been found in ...

In 549 BCE, the Persians, led by Cyrus the Great ... Alexander of Macedonia defeated Darius III in battle in 331BCE. Within five years he had conquered most of the Persian territories.

As the Cyrus Cylinder begins its US tour, BBC Persian's Khashayar Joneidi explores ... The empire, founded by Cyrus and Darius, stretched from the Balkans to Central Asia at its peak.