Dimitri Filippidis refers to “Alexander the Great as Greek and Macedonian, who spoke the Greek language and spread Greek ...

Alexander the Great established himself as Emperor of Asia and urged his generals to marry Persian women in the Susa weddings ...

Afghanistan is included in this list. It is almost impossible to practice Christianity openly in this country. Those who ...

Erroneously known as the graveyard of empires, Afghanistan in fact served as the battlefield of the world.

Along a rocky mountain ridge in southern Tajikistan, two steep cliffs jut above the sloping Lyangurt Valley, where the rural village of Torbulok sits. Although the area is often dry, water ...

For centuries, Bactria, a region shared by modern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan - was part of the Hellenistic world. Conquered by Alexander the Great, Bactria became the heart of a powerful ...

A radiocarbon study reveals that the Darband Wall in Uzbekistan was built in the 3rd century BCE—half a century earlier than previously believed—and suggests a crucial strategic shift centuries later ...

Explore the story of a silver shaft-hole axe from the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (also known as the Oxus Civilization). We dive into its iconography, Bronze Age materials, casting ...

Natural bacteria from grape plants might help neutralize the notorious ashy aftertaste that develops after wildfire smoke blankets wine grapes. The finding comes as the wine industry is grappling with ...

History often remembers the destroyers of kingdoms but forgets the makers of dynasties, much like Shahi, India’s native bulwark, who single handed bore the brunt of Ghaznavid until they were ...

The son of a king, Alexander was a brilliant military leader who conquered most of the known world—but he wasn't much of a diplomat. Alexander the Great slices the Gordian Knot with his sword in 333 B ...