Herodotus tended to put his political philosophies into the mouths of historical figures such as Miltiades. He condensed his ...

The Battle of Thermopylae and the fight of the 300 Spartans under the leadership of king Leonidas is a magnificent moment in ...

Control of the Oracle of Delphi was a key issue in Ancient Greece, and various cities and coalitions fought over it during ...

In the ancient city of Shiraz, a billboard depicts Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu kneeling before a statue of Shapur I, the third-century Persian king, mimicking a frieze from the ruins ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, who once ruled over what is now modern-day Be… ...

Recent Royal Ascot winner Quai de Bethune broke the Tattersalls July Sale record when selling for 775,000 guineas July 10, and the three-day auction wrapped up with robust increases in gross sales ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

Kings 'unlikely' to be buried in ancient tomb Newgrange in County Meath is one of Ireland's most famous sites, home of an ancient passage tomb that's older than the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Monarchists would like such a rapprochement to be termed the "Cyrus Accords" after the ancient Persian king credited with freeing the Jews from Babylon. But Pahlavi is far from enjoying universal ...