The beginning of the campaign – Heraclius’ first victories – The failed siege of Constantinople by Persians, Avars, and Slavs ...

The Battle of the Granicus was a large battle fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire in 334 BC. The battle took place along the Granicus River in what is now modern-day Turkey.

The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander the Great, the young and ambitious king of Macedon, leading his army of ...

Once he had the signed document in his hand, Mortimer Durand did not linger in Kabul. Upon returning to India, he said, “The ...

The rest of Iran remains mired in poverty. Public expressions of criticism or calls for economic relief are met with violent IRGC suppression of such heretical talk. It gets worse. Iran has long been ...

The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are also believed to have been built during ...

The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided a monumental turning point in the success of Alexander and ...

A 20-story chimney running along the side of a NYCHA building in The Bronx collapsed Wednesday morning, and the FDNY is investigating whether an explosion in the boiler room on the first day of heat ...

Veteran composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Darryl Alexander will usher in the summer with the release of his soulful new single “Seen It Before” on June 27, 2025. The buoyant track features ...

Alexander tied the knot with singer-songwriter Sheela Raman in Salzburg Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than 15 years.

Dame Joan Collins had one of her proudest moments as a mom over the weekend. The English actress, 92, got to walk her only son, Alexander Newley, down the aisle at his wedding to Sheela Raman in ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...