The history of the Medes and of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty (named for an ancestor ... Mesopotamia has sometimes been the domain of the enemy, as in the early Islamic period and during the recent ...

Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre proposes a fresh approach to understanding the Achaemenid Empire based on her study of the regional capital, Sardis. This study uses archaeological, artistic and textual ...

This was an ancient city, with a history dating back to as early as 4,395 BCE ... Alexander here at the Persian Gate, he prevented them from ravishing the Achaemenid heartland and demonstrated ...

(Borna_Mir/ Adobe Stock) As visitors to Persepolis, capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, entered the city, they would approach a stone terrace on which a palatial precinct rose 40 feet above ...

Ebbinghaus, Susanne Eremin, Katherine Lerner, Judith A. Nagel, Alexander and Chang, Angela 2023. An Achaemenid God in Color. Heritage, Vol. 7, Issue. 1, p. 1. In this volume, Alexander Nagel ...