500 BC-- Persian leader Darius the Great extends his empire into modern-day Afghanistan. But Persian leaders, under Darius, Cyprus I and other rulers, face regular bitter and bloody tribal revolts.

Although the Ionians maintained close relationships with the inhabitants of Attica, by about 500 BC, all of the colonies in Asia Minor recognized the supremacy of the Persian king's representative ...

This week we're in very exalted intellectual company: we're with Confucius in China, Pericles in Greece, and Cyrus in Ancient Persia. It's the fifth century BC, and across the world societies are ...