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 ...

TENAFLY — Through nearly 600 days in Hamas captivity, Edan Alexander said he "never felt completely alone." "I knew my family and my town and so many people were fighting for me and keeping my name ...

Sept. 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 490 B.C., the Greeks defeated the Persians at Marathon. A Greek soldier named Pheidippides ran more than 26 miles to tell Athenians of the victory and died ...

Shaun Alexander might not be playing in the NFL anymore, but he has his own team back at home: his growing family. The former Seattle Seahawks tailback married his wife, Valerie, in 2002. One year ...

On Sept. 25, the former MVP announced that he and his wife are expecting baby no. 14 Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Former Seattle Seahawks running back, Shaun Alexander, is expecting his fourteenth child with his wife, Valerie Alexander. The star announced the joyous news on September 26, 2025, which left his fans ...