Whether motivated by politics or drunken revelry, the destruction of Persepolis haunted its conqueror until the end of his ...

When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in A.D. 79, it preserved a mosaic showing Alexander the Great defeating Persian king Darius III at the Battle of Issus.

5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

In the wake of the Israel–Iran war in June, all the signs point to a regime in Tehran that is nearing collapse. Iran is ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

The Bills aren’t backing down. After refusing to show up and later threatening retirement, Darius Slay was placed on the reserve/did not report list by Buffalo, who claimed the six-time Pro Bowl ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay decided to leave the team and very well may retire now after being claimed by the Buffalo Bills. So, why was it time for Slay to move on? The former ...

Darius Slay's surprising decision to decline joining the Bills now has an explanation. The 34-year-old cornerback isn't interested in moving to a new city to join another squad in December. Slay spoke ...

It's been a whirlwind 48 hours for Darius Slay. A day after being cut loose by the Pittsburgh Steelers, the veteran cornerback was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills. But instead of joining a ...

Darius Slay's NFL career might not continue on with the Buffalo Bills after all. One day after the team claimed the six-time Pro Bowl cornerback off waivers, Slay has decided not to report to Buffalo ...

Darius Slay has had quite a week. Last Sunday, he was a healthy scratch from the Steelers–Bills game as Pittsburgh was trying out a younger cornerback in the position. Then, on Tuesday, the Steelers ...