He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern ... of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire. He made it as far as the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan, and even ...

Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.

The turn-based strategy game Civilization VII emphasizes chaotic transition periods when latent challenges all emerge at once ...

After becoming the King of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BCE, Alexander spent only two years in Europe. He defeated and ...

The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander ...

Paramilitary forces in the Middle East are some of the largest in the world. They work in a region where traditional military operations are often tied in with internal security or even tribal ...

In general, equipping a leader with their "signature" mementos – that's the ones you unlock by leveling those leaders up – is ...

Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...

The modern city of Qaṣr-e Šīrīn ... Garden at Qaṣr-e Šīrīn superimposed on aerial imagery from Bing Maps. Credit: Z. Valizadeh and Y. Moradi The Royal Garden, known in Persian as “bāḥ”, covered an ...

There's one historical movie scene that comes to mind for me when I think about Sid Meier's Civilization 7, and it's not a flashy arena fight in Gladiator or mission control cheer ...