Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Age. The capital of the ...

Cyrus the Great (590-529 BCE) was known as an innovative warrior and a benevolent king. He expanded the Achaemenid Dynasty to ...

Introduction Alexander the Great is known in the world as one of the greatest Emperors and warriors who fought and conquered ...

The Trump administration has terminated National Science Foundation grants for more than 100 research projects related to ...

The main fountain in the ancient Greek city of Perga in Turkey flows again after restoration works restored it to its former ...

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

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As History Hit turns 10, the presenter reflects on why he quit the BBC to become his own boss – despite his famous father’s reservations ...

TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “Persians: The Age of the Great Kings” written by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones has been ...

While the US military did not allow gays to serve until 2011, they've marched side by side in some of the world’s greatest armies.

It is this dizzying mix, the overlapping of histories and cultures, empires and atrocities, that makes the place so rich. If ...