How Did Cyrus the Great Die?
April 2024 | Vol. 12.4 By Morteza Arabzadeh Sarbanani As far as we know, Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, probably died around 530 BCE at the age of seven
Archaeology of the Silk Road: What Lies Ahead?
November 2023 | Vol. 11.11 By Kate Franklin The idea of the Silk Road seems to be everywhere: bestselling books, museum exhibits, conferences, tours, travelogues, and geopolitical
Why Did the World End in 1200 BCE?
The year 1200 BCE has iconic status in histories of the ancient world. But did an English polymath and a German historian who liked round numbers foist this on the world?