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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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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

0

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...
Read More

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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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

0

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,...
Read More

Detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus located in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Gold coins — 15 Feb 2017

Alexander the Great Destroyer: Ancient Revenge or War for Profit? – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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“As Persepolis had exceeded all other cities in prosperity, so in the same measure it now exceeded all others in misery.”Miseries along with poverty, for the people were raped of their land and their self. However, with such great turmoil came...
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Detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus located in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Gold coins — 15 Feb 2017

Alexander the Great Destroyer: Ancient Revenge or War for Profit? – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

“As Persepolis had exceeded all other cities in prosperity, so in the same measure it now exceeded all others in misery.”Miseries along with poverty, for the people were raped of their land and their self. However, with such great turmoil came...
Read More

Detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus located in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Here Alexander fights the Persians at the Battle of Issus. — 13 Feb 2017

Alexander the Great Destroyer? The Sacking of Persepolis and The Business of War – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

1

Alexander the Great has gained an immortality in his strong presence in our minds as well as in the history books. Known for a greatness of military genius and diplomatic skills, he conquered most of the known world of his time and brought on a new...
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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. — 13 Feb 2017

Alexander the Great Destroyer? The Sacking of Persepolis and The Business of War – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

1

Alexander the Great has gained an immortality in his strong presence in our minds as well as in the history books. Known for a greatness of military genius and diplomatic skills, he conquered most of the known world of his time and brought on a new...
Read More

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