Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only exception?

The Babylonian chronicles document Necho's battles in the region ... Megiddo is mentioned in the Bible as the site of King Josiah’s battle. It is also referred to as Armageddon in the Book of ...

The Lion Gate at the ruins of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire. Credit: Wikipedia Commons, Carole Raddato, CC-BY-SA 2.0 The Bible mentions the Hittites numerous times. For many, many years ...

An American businessman is urging President Trump to help save his $200 million canned-food empire after Russian authorities took over his company and seized its assets. Los Angeles-based Leonid ...

appeared in two films for Billy Wilder and provided the original voice of the evil Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back, has died. He was 94. Revill died March 11 at a care facility in ...

Near the start of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, there was a massive but largely forgotten ... s attack on Egypt that is mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel in the Bible. According to the conventional ...

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day. Want more of a chuckle? Be sure to click the links.

According to the Bible, the stone that destroyed the Nebuchadnezzar ... sign and a representation of Babylonian culture at large. Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon and His Empire An important ancient ...