Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk. Chandragupta Maurya is considered to ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

The largest of the plates is 4.5 inches (11.5 centimeters) tall and depicts Constantine IX holding a cavalry standard in his right hand and a purple silk roll in his left, which were both imperial ...

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

The Companion cavalry was just one piece of the puzzle that constituted the revolutionary combined arms warfare model employed by the ancient Macedonian army. However, as the king’s elite mounted ...

Parliament declares Edward V as illegitimate based on his parent’s alleged bigamous marriage. 1646: Thomas Fairfax’s New Model Army ...

This Greek cup, dating from around 510 B.C., depicts an Amazon warrior on a horse. Scholars suggest wording on the vase names the woman Worthy of Armor in ancient Circassian.

The Colossus: a monumental marvel. The Colossus of Rhodes was a large bronze statue of the Greek sun-god Helios, erected in ...

Ancient Agora is ranked #7 out of 18 things to do in Athens. ... Ancient Agora is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., depending on the season, excluding select Greek public holidays.

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