Originally built in the 2nd century BCE, it was destroyed by an earthquake in the 3rd century CE and subsequently rebuilt.

The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.

Emotions of despair is overwhelmingly present in the Jewish history but it is always followed by declaration of perseverance ...

This is how the Central Asian province of Bactria found itself in Greek hands for almost two centuries, initially as part of the Seleucid empire and later as an independent Greco-Bactrian kingdom.

Perseus of Macedon was the last Greek king of ancient Greece before it came under Roman rule following defeat in the Battle ...

So did tensions between Judeans and their Hellenistic rulers, including the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt and the leaders of the Seleucid Empire based in today’s Iraq. Archaeologist Yonatan Adler of ...

The largest temple of Ancient Greece was at the mercy of the masked men who caused riots after the peaceful gatherings for ...

The empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, who established an army and began conquering the satraps that had been established and left behind by Alexander the Great, also overthrowing the Nanda ...