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Persian Wars Interactive Map

The Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in the 5th century BC. To better understand the geographical scope and key battles of these wars, an interactive map can be a valuable educational tool. The Persian Wars Interactive Map allows users to explore the major battles such as the Battle of Ma...

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The Achaemenians

The Persians achieved unity under the leadership of Achaemenes, whose descendant Cyrus brought the Achaemenian Empire onto the centre stage of world history. Cyrus was the descendant of a long line of Persian kings and should be referred to as Cyrus II, having been named after his grandfather... According to the writings of Herodotus, the last rule...

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History of Persia

From the Medes and the Persians of 9th Century BC. Of the two main Indo-European tribes moving south into Iran, it is at first the Medes who play the dominant role. With a capital at Ecbatana (modern Hamadan), they establish themselves as powerful neighbours of Assyria. In 612 they combine with Babylon to sack the Assyrian capital at Nineveh. Their...

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Culture of Iran

History; Culture & Art; Celebrations; Religion; Codes of Behavior; and Gender Relations in Iran...

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Aryans

Aryans: name of the ancestors of the Persian elite of the Achaemenid empire. (Not to be confused with Arians.)...

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Three Treaties Between Sparta and Persia

In the first phase of the Peloponnesian War, the Archidamian War, the Spartans had been unable to achieve their aim: dissolving the Delian League. However, after the catastrophic losses that Athens had suffered during the Sicilian Expedition, the balance of power had changed and Sparta renewed the war: the Decelean or Ionian War. Moreover, the Athe...

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Glory of Persia

The essence of Persian culture, history and civilization....

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The Parthian Empire

Under Mithridates I (171-138 B.C.), the Parthians continued their conquests and annexed Media, Fars, Babylonia and Assyria, creating an empire that extended from the Euphrates to Herat in Afghanistan. This in effect was a restoration of the ancient Achaemenian Empire of Cyrus the Great....

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Map of Persia

A "Map of Ancient Persia" is a cartographic representation of the historical territory that once constituted the Persian Empire, an ancient and influential civilization that existed from around 550 BCE to 330 BCE. Here's a brief description: Map of Ancient Persia: A Map of Ancient Persia is a geographical illustration that depicts the expansive emp...

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The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550 - 330 B.C.)

The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Its formation began in 550 B.C., when King Astyages of Media, who dominated much of Iran and eastern Anatolia (Turkey), was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus II ("the Great"),...

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