The Battle of Mycale was a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history, marking the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece.

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

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The Achaemenid kings of Persia ruled between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C., but much of what we know about them today comes from Greek rather than Persian sources. The various Greek authors who ...

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The Ancients host Tristan Hughes and ancient historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones debate some wild theories about Ancient Persia. In this episode of Agree to Disagree, the two historians discuss; 00:00 ...