Achaemenid Empire

The day has finally come! The war is officially over. After 43 years of hard work and dedication, we have defeated the Persians. For some of you that don’t know what has been going on, let me paint a picture of what has happened during this time. In 490 BC the Persian war started. After the Ionians won the Ionian War against the Persians (with lots of help from the Greeks) in 499 BC, the Persians and their King Darius wanted to conquer Greece more than anything. The Persians also wanted to…

Edison Zheng Jones Review of Literature 1 11/23/16 Greece Greece, officially known as the Hellenic Republic, is a Parliamentary Republic (a republic based off a system of parliamentary which is consisted of the highest legislature). The President, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, was elected by Parliament as every president is every 5 years. The president is the head of the state. The Prime Minister is the Head of the Government. There 's also a decision making body that…

demonstrating his power throughout the empire (Stewart 95). Alexander’s coins create “a new centralization of power” (Stewart 160). Furthermore, they emphasize his domination over Asia and his influence of the gods (Stewart 173). Particularly, the silver tetradrachms became the “common coin of all Greeks.” Finally, Alexander’s coins became “fully integrated into Hellenistic society” (Stewart 326-7). The history of Alexander’s mints present us with the influence of his empire. It presents “a…

Aristotle was born in 384 BC in Stagira, a town in Macedonia. His father was a physician to the king of Macedonia. This was probably the reason why he had a great interest in biology and science. When he was 17 years old, He went to Athens to enroll in Plato’s Academy; this is where he would spend the next twenty years of his life as a pupil and member. He was profoundly influenced by Plato’s thought and personality even though eventually he broke away from Plato’s philosophy in order to…

of Marathon, the great Persian Empire went into a long decline, marking a turning point in the scheme of power in the world. “Although the Persian invasion was ended by the battles at Plataea and Mycale, fighting between Greece and Persia continued for another 30 years. Led by the Athenians, the newly formed Delian League went on the offensive to free the Ionian city-states on the Anatolian coast.” (Encyclopedia Britannica 1). The eventual fall of the Persian Empire sent echoes throughout the…

King Nebuchadnezzar II was the second greatest king of ancient Babylon. Nabopolassar, his father, was the greatest. King Nabopolassar defeated the Assyrians with the help of the Medes and took back Babylonia from the Assyrians. In this way he provided for his son, Nebuchadnezzar II, a good home and a lot of money that he could use to build. Nebuchadnezzar II took full advantage of this opportunity for greatness. He married Amytis of Media and secured an alliance between the Medes and the…

Murdered at his daughter’s wedding in 336 B.C., the success of King Philip II of Macedonia was cut short at an inopportune time: just before his invasion of Persia. In accordance with Philip’s expectations, his son Alexander III inherited the Macedonian throne without much opposition, something uncommon for the time period. After securing the throne from pretenders and the nation from enemies, Alexander carried out his father’s plans to invade Persia, which had “dominated the whole world from…

famous orator, and general in the Athenian army. Pericles was liked so much some people even called the time the “Age of Pericles.” Pericles influence on Athenian society was large and lasting. Pericles led the Delian forward to form the Athenian empire and guided his men during the first two years of the Peloponnesian Wars. Soon the nickname "the first citizen of Athens" was gave to Pericles. Pericles’ social innovations were equally important to the era. He pushed for the fine arts by…

Aristotle is the most important person in history due to his significant and long lasting contributions to human knowledge. Aristotle is most importantly known for tutoring Alexander the Great, founding his own school, and his impact on today’science. Aristotle is also referred to as “The First Teacher” in Arabic philosophy and “The philosopher” in the West. Aristotle was born in approximately 384 B.C. in Stagira Greece. Aristotle enrolled in Plato’s Academy and proved to be an exemplary…

to turn the tables on the mighty Persian empire. The Battle of Salamis was the final and most important blow against the Persians, and it's success shaped Greece for years to come. By the beginning of the 5th century BC, the Persian Empire, under Darius, was conquering their way through mainland Europe and had dominated Thrace and Macedonia. The next goal was to conquer the group of potentially troublesome rebel states on the western border of the Empire. 1…