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

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

Depiction of a relief from Khorsabad, the Assyrian capital during the time of Sargon II. For roughly two centuries, from ca. 900 -- 700 BC, the Near Eastern empires of Neo-Assyria and Urartu ...

A team of archaeologists and conservators has uncovered a spectacular "throne room" in Peru that appears to have been occupied by a powerful female leader. The pillared room was revealed at the site ...