Issue 14

Articles from Issue 14 (February/March 2019) of BBC World Histories Magazine

Illustration of enemies shaking hands

What makes for a good peace?

Meeting in Tenochtitlan between Hernan Cortes

Two worlds collide: Spanish conquistadors and Aztecs

Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Shiraz, Iran

General ancient history

From conqueror to youth icon: who was Cyrus the Great?

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran, pictured in 1967 with his third wife, Farah Diba, and their son Reza. His attempted reforms during his final years in power alienated many of his nation's people. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

The Iranian Revolution: why 1979’s uprising still shapes the Middle East

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Thessaloniki's Rotunda of Galerius, Greece, built in the fourth-century by Roman occupiers

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