14 Oct 2016 The Persian War Machine: The Immortals – Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 The Persian war machine made empires beforehand look miniature. The Persians were able to take the best from all over the Near East and turn it into a force that could not be defeated for many centuries to come. [Read Part I here]Many Guard... Read More
12 Oct 2016 The Persian War Machine: Organization and Command – Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 The Persian war machine made empires beforehand look miniature. The Persians were able to take the best from all over the Near East and turn it into a force that could not be defeated for many centuries to come. The article you are about to read... Read More
10 Oct 2016 The Rape of Lucretia: A History of the Ancient Wife Who Changed the Destiny of Rome By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 We would often see her images and, perhaps just as often, forget her name. We see her in many classical paintings as a beautiful yet tragic figure, looking up helplessly towards a figure of a Roman soldier standing over her. However, in 16th... Read More
05 Oct 2016 Cyrus the Great’s Last Campaign: Who Killed Cyrus? - Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 According to the popular Greek historian Herodotus, Cyrus went on his last campaign to subdue the Massagetae, a tribe located in the southernmost portion of the steppe regions of modern-day Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan around 530 BCE, where he would... Read More
03 Oct 2016 Cyrus the Great: Conquests and Death! – Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 Cyrus the Great or “Cyrus II” was King of Anshan from 559-530 BCE and known as the King of Four Corners of the world and founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus was the son of King Cambyses I of Anshan 580 to 559 BCE and his mother Mandane was... Read More