5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

During the Achaemenid empire (550–330 BCE), the provinces, known as satrapies, produced material culture that showcased a multicultural style. The satrapies’ artistic production followed local ...

Introduction / Mark B. Garrison & Wouter F.M. Henkelman -- Bruno Jacobs, publications 1982-2021 -- Vor dem Weltreich: Ältere Reichsbildungen und Staaten als politische und administrative Wegbereiter ...

National Museum Director Jebrael Nokandeh, said the book contains ten articles on the Achaemenid Empire, its kings and elites, and related studies. “What brings all these articles together is their ...

Conducted by Iranian archaeologist Soheli Delshad, the study investigated 33 clay tablets, the majority of which dating back to the time of Darius I (Darius the Great), who was the third Persian King ...

AMMAN — Achaemenid Empire (559 BC – 330 BC) exercised political influence in the Levant but a few monuments remained in this part of the Middle East that were typical for Achaemenid architecture.

Archaeology helps us understand the lives led by everyone, not just the elite or male or adult or freeborn, observes Elspeth Dusinberre Throughout history, people who lived within or near empires have ...

The ancient Greek ideal of World Unity is manifested in the conquests of Alexander the Great aiming to unite the world ...