Afghanistan’s never-ending conflict is not just a domestic issue but also a proxy battleground for regional and global powers ...
Today is the 227th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, one of Urdu literature`s most iconic poets. Real name Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Ghalib (meaning conqueror), his poetry remains ...
Lyricist Javed Akhtar and singer Shilpa Rao paid tribute to the iconic Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib on his 227th birth anniversary ...
In the third part of its series classical cultures, the Getty Museum looks at Thrace, a territory of tribes that sat between ...
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...
New research revealed the exact location of a major conquest that Alexander the Great led against the Persian Achaemenid ...
At the height of its prestige, Athens was the dominant maritime power in the Aegean, enjoying hegemony at sea.
Researchers have finally pinpointed the exact location of the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander won his first battle in ...
The battle—which occurred in 334 B.C.—is considered "one of the most pivotal moments" in world history, one archaeologist ...
If Alexander were defeated by the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela, which took place in northern Iraq in 331 B.C., then ...
Over the last few decades, the tactical use of helicopters has expanded significantly throughout the Middle East. Countries ...