Persian king (486 – 465 BC) of the Achaemenian dynasty. The son of Darius I, he had been governor of Babylon before his succession. He ferociously suppressed rebellions in Egypt and Babylonia. To avenge Darius's defeat by the Greeks at the Battle of...

From the age of seven, Spartan boys no longer lived at home, but were brought up by the state. Training was often harsh, but effective, and each youth learned unwavering and absolute devotion to his country and his folk. Aside from combat training,...

Wu Ding was a Shang Dynasty King of China. King Wu Ding of Shang of China, in chinese:"武丁", born Zi Zhao, in chinese:"子昭", ruled around 1200 BC-1181 BC, 22nd ruler of the Shang Dynasty. His is the first historic name in the history of Chinese...

Her father was the king of the Silla kingdom, which had emerged in the south about 250 and 350 AD, and by the end of the 7th century would manage to unify the whole peninsula. Having no sons, he chose as his heir his daughter Sondok, which was no great...

Zenobia (or Xenobia) is the name commonly used for the daughter of Zabaai ben Selim. The widow of Septimius Odenathus, she reigned as Queen of Palmyra from 267 to 272 as regent for her infant son Vaballathus. Something of a militant, she embarked on a...