Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only exception?

TEHRAN - Dehloran, as one of the significant regions in western Iran, has been settled in prehistoric times and contains ...

But it’s still a fun story and an epic beginning to Cyrus’s reign. Cyrus elected four capital cities in his empire: Babylon, Susa, Ecbatana, and Pasargadae. These cities coincided with the kingdoms ...

When he died suddenly in Ecbatana, Alexander made the decision to honor him as a hero. According to The Library of History, compiled by Diodorus Siculus, Hephaestion’s funeral pyre was several levels, ...