Yet another downloadable civilization has been released for Civilization 6, this time the Persian Empire, led by Cyrus the Great. Also known as the Achaemanid Empire, Cyrus founded and expanded ...

Any visitor to the spectacular ruins of Persepolis - the site of the ceremonial capital of the ancient Persian Achaemenid empire, will be told three facts: it was built by Darius the Great ...

While Persia of old was founded on enlightened statesmanship for its time, advancing plurality of thought and creed, the modern Persian empire was born out of an Islamic revolution intent on ...