Achaemenid Empire

In 1595BC, the armies Hittities led by Mursili from Anatolia, now modern Turkey, attacked and conquered Babylon taking control of Babylonia. With no immediate king in place the Kassites, in 1531BC, took control of Babylonia. The Sealand Dynasty of 1732 to 1460BC coexisted at the same time along with the First Babylonian Dynasty. This dynasty was a separate dynasty in the far southern part of what was Sumer known as Sealand. It was ruled by native Akkadians who claim to be descendants of the…

The Persian Empire, orginally know as Elam, throughout the years had a significant impact on the developement of of Mesopotamia. Although not actually located in the Mesopotamian Valley, but instead located on the other side of the mountains that borders Mesopotamia's northern boundries in what is now called Iran. Beginning as nomads in southwestern Iran and eventually evolving into a nation known as Elam, around 2500BC, whose history of development paralleled that of Sumer and Assyria. Over…

The Movie 300 and the Real Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae. There may be some people who have never heard about it before, but it was the kind of battle that people made movies out of. The movie 300 was made in 2006 and is a retelling of this famous battle during the Persian Wars in 479 BC. This battle is of important significance due to the intensity of the battle itself and the outcome. This is the battle where 300 Spartans were lead into battle by King Leonidas of Sparta.…

autokrator) was started to be selected by eklesia (church) from citizens. After Ephialtes was killed, Perikles who was the leader of democratic party because of his success in politics in his early age grabbed the power. If it wasn’t for the Athens Empire, fully democratic system wouldn’t be declared in the second half of the 5th century BCE.…

the debate took place in the city of Mytilene who had surrender to Paches (2013 p 94) 2. The Athenians believed that the revolt at Mytilene was premeditated as the Mytilenean people had planned to unify with Lesbos and revolt against the Athenian Empire (2013 p 94). Their government had plotted a rebellion with the help of the Spartans and Boeotian’s as well as cities on other islands to revolt against the Athenian powers (2013 p 94). Whilst the preparations for the war were taking place, an…

Mughal emperor, who was born in Umarkot, Sindh, and inherited the throne of his father, Humayun at the age of 13-14 in 1556. He ruled India for almost 50 years till 1605 during which India went through the most glorious period in its history. His empire saw Akbar grow from his teens and become a wise, strategic leader, who transformed India, and came to be known as Akbar, The Great. During his early years of rule from 1556 to 1560, Akbar was a figure of the throne, and the main decisions of rule…

Ayutthaya second disaster Reasons for the war the monk successor from the lord buddha in the year 2306 and maybe counted.The Lord Buddha has conquered the land of ayutthaya ever since .in the time that god descended to invade the kingdom of ayutthaya .god the manga is joined .after the king. With experience in the previous camping. The king of the kingdom of ayutthaya is aware weakness and prepare the war well There are other causes that lead How did they lose Ayutthaya still forces focuses on…

Mesopotamian empires to the Persian Empire. You will notice the vast amount of land for the Persian Empire and how it includes and dwarfs the other two. This gives you an indication as to why Cyrus is considered the founder of the first world empire. He accomplished this after defeating the Medes and uniting them with the other major Iranian tribe, the Persians. Cyrus became king of the Persian tribes in 559 BCE after his father died. In 550 BCE Cyrus entered Ecbatana conquering the Median…

third century B.C.E., Alexander spread Greek culture (Hellenism) throughout much of the ancient world. The effects of this changed western culture forever. Alexander the Great’s conquests had many lasting effects on the world. As he expanded his empire, local cultures were embraced and merged with the Greek culture. The new cosmopolitan world created by Alexander’s conquests eliminated the power of…

“There is nothing impossible to him who will try” This quote comes from Alexander the Great. Alexander had inherited the empire after his father was assassinated in 336 BCE (BGE). He was only 20 years old, but very eager to follow in his father plan to attack the Persian Empire. During the time of King Philip's death, the Persian Empire was very powerful, so Alexander has to stay strong and lead his troops to victory. As they defeated to Persian, Alexander took over the power that King Darius…