He was to become the new world ruler. To achieve that, he married a daughter of Darius and a daughter of Artaxerxes III so that his offspring would be the formal heirs of the title of Great King by ...

Map of the Hellenistic world just over four decades after Alexander the Great’s death. The ancient Greek rulers of the successor states to Alexander’s empire ruled over vast tracts of lands with a ...

The sculpture dates back to the Hellenistic period between 323 B.C ... global drought has uncovered lost artifacts around the world Police said in a press release Wednesday that the statue ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

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By Euan Ward The action by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant, set off protests across the Muslim world in 2023. He had received death threats, his lawyer said. By Christina Anderson and Amelia ...

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President Trump has appointed Chris Rocheleau as the acting FAA administrator following a tragic aircraft collision near Washington, D.C. Rocheleau, with over two decades of experience at the FAA ...

The plane went down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport.

By Christina Anderson and Amelia Nierenberg People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet ...

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Trisha Gongadi scored a maiden ton as India thrashed Scotland by 150 runs in the Super Six match of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur at the Bayuemas Oval on Tuesday. Trisha played ...