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The sun sets on the ruins of Persepolis burnt by Alexander the Great in 330 BC (Pav-Pro Photography / Adobe Stock) — 07 Oct 2022

The Aftermath Of The Achaemenid Empire

*By micki pistorius*

*Archaeology & Science*

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Between 550 and 520 BC Cyrus the Great had unified the Medes and the Persians and founded an empire that stretched from the Indus River to North Africa and from the Aral Sea to the Persian Gulf. Professor Richard Frye, of Iranian Studies, Harvard...
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Detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus located in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Here Alexander fights the Persians at the Battle of Issus. (CC BY-SA 2.5) — 03 Oct 2022

Alexander Of Macedon And His Nemesis Persian Darius III

*By micki pistorius*

*Archaeology & Science*

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Ironically, Xenophon’s Cyropaedia, written around 370 BC, a narrative describing the education of the ideal ruler centred on Cyrus the Great founder of the Achaemenid Dynasty, was a great inspiration to Alexander of Macedon who 40 years later,...
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Achaemenid Dynasty

The Aftermath Of The Achaemenid Empire

Alexander Of Macedon And His Nemesis Persian Darius III