The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of antiquity. Credit: Georges Rochegrosse, / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons ...

Battle of Salamis by artist Wilhelm von Kaulbach. The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians. (1868). Public Domain.

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...

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Lions: In ancient Persia, the majestic lion, with its strength and regal bearing, was a potent symbol of royalty, power, and divine authority in ancient civilisations. The Dog: In ancient Greece, the ...

In ancient Persia, lions represented strength, courage, and nobility. They were associated with the sun god Mithra and were seen as divine guardians and appeared in royal insignias, sculptures ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new ...

Ancient Egypt was closely connected with other parts of the world, bringing in and exporting goods, religions, food, people and ideas. At times ancient Egypt ruled territory outside the modern-day ...

A Hebrew translation was the basis for a popular version in medieval Europe. The holy book of ancient Persia’s quasi-monotheistic creed survives as a sprawling collection of fragments—an ...

Within the framework of the Max Planck-Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean, co-directed by Johannes Krause, Director at the Max Planck Institute for ...