Achaemenid Empire Archive
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - They may not be often mentioned, but the Satraps played an essential role in ancient history. Satraps were governors of provinces of the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the Saudi Heritage Commission have discovered fascinating rock inscriptions in the Hail region (northern Saudi Arabia) that depict the Babylonian King
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com –The Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire) became the world's largest empire thanks to Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius I, and Xerxes I. It was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As the eldest son of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses II had an obligation to expand the Achaemenid Empire founded by his father. It
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Compassion is not an emotion most associate with ancient Egyptian Pharaohs who could be fearless, harsh, and ruthless rulers. History judges Pharaohs by looking
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Greek historian Herodotus had a high opinion of Gorgo, who was well-known for her political judgment and wisdom, but was she also
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It is an alleged treaty established around 449 BC between Athens and Persia. It is believed the treaty, ended the Greco-Persian Wars. The peace
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Herodotus, a Greek historian from the 5th century BC, wrote about Cyrus the Great as a tolerant, perfect monarch. In the Bible's Isaiah
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Little is known about his life except that he lived between 610 and 546 BC. He was the son of Praxiades, a Milesian, and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cynane was born in 357/358 BC and died in 320 BC, only 34 years old. She came from a tradition of Illyrian female warriors
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient Greece, women had limited rights, and they were considered less valuable than men. Greek Queen Artemisia I of Caria was luckier
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most have heard of the Holy Grail that is believed to have been the be the cup that Jesus Christ drank from at the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating near the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, have discovered three extremely rare and tiny Biblical coins. The silver coins dating from the 4th century B.C. are only
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today, Pasargadae are ruins of an ancient city in southwestern Iran, in the village of Mashhad-e Murghab, in the Zagros mountains, at an altitude
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - First Persian Empire also known as the Achaemenid Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great, one of the most outstanding figures in human history.
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