Artaxerxes I of Persia

Ancient Persia is a historical region in south East Asia, now days associated with modern day Iran. The ancient empire of Persia was founded by Cyrus the great in 550 BCE, and fell in around 330 BCE. The Persian Empire fell after being defeated by Alexander the great, due to the king (Xerxes) being weak and cruel. Darius the great was a mighty king who made huge commitments and contributions to improve the civilisation of Persia. Darius I was the king of Persia between 522 BCE to 480 BCE, taking…

Research Proposal The question I will be investigating is “Representations of Cyrus The Great - who was the real Cyrus?” The reason why I chose this topic and why I am interested in it, is because Cyrus The Great is a very famous Persian leader and I would like to investigate, study and learn about the history of my own country. I believe it is very interesting but also extremely sad to learn about a powerful empire, with a ruler who once created the human rights and gave absolute freedom to…

their Lydian ruler (173). The Greeks refused Cyrus’s invitation to secede and to become his ally (173). The Ionians actually liked being under Croesus’s rule, because he was a fair and mild ruler. They also believed that they could win a war against Persia because of Croesus’s power and wealth (173). In the end, Cyrus defeated Croesus, and only then did the Greeks decide to accept Cyrus’s invitation (173). Cyrus is not forgiving of the previous rejection. Therefore, he tells the Greeks they…

The Persian Wars raged across the Mediterranean in the Early 5th century BCE. There were many long term causes of the war including Persian Imperialism and the Ionians living within the Persian Empire. The short term cause was the actions of aristagoras of the Persian Empire. These factors lead to the out of a war between the Greeks and the Persian Empire which was considered why historians such as trauss to have been vital to the survival of the Western World and its culture. The battle of…

cultures and religions, and diversity in his people while Darius exhibited talent for organization and leadership. The Median, Lydian, Babylonian, and Egyptian empires ruled the east during 559 B.C. Cyrus II or “the Great” was the son of Kambujiya I and Princess Mandana, daughter of Astyages the King of Media. According to legend, the King had a dream that his daughter peed so much that she flooded…

defectors; however, when he addresses the remaining generals, he states that he was “certainly not going to pursue them” lest people believe that he would punish anyone for “the good service they did for [him] in the past.” Moreover, in chapter 9 of book I, Xenophon essentially eulogizes Cyrus, commending him endlessly for his early accomplishments as a child in the Court, his commitment to always keeping his word, his fairness and also his strength of character, and even for the quality of…

The author of Ezra is most likely himself, an educated scribe who came out of Babylonia to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Nehemiah, a cupbearer to King Artaxerxes I of Persia, also wrote most of the book called by his name. He came to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls. The events in Ezra happened from 538 to 457 B.C., with about a sixty year gap in the middle (during which Esther takes place). From 444 to 425 B.C., Nehemiah worked to rebuild the walls and realign the hearts of the people of…

In the village, of Persia lived a Jewish family. The family consisted of a mother, father, and uncle. The mother's name was Jana and the father's name was Adhan. The name of the uncle was Mordecai. It happened that as time went by the mother gave birth to a beautiful daughter who both parents agreed to name the baby girl Esther. She was given the name Esther because she was fair to look upon. It happened that both parents died from a rare disease at the time, so it was now up to the uncle…

Compare and contrast the spiritual condition at the time of the captivity to that of the returning exiles in Jerusalem under Ezra and Nehemiah, and then apply what you have learned to evaluate the spiritual condition of the American church. Use the prophets in your answer. The differences between Ezra and Nehemiah are substantially different of the course of how Ezra change Jerusalem to Nehemiah. Ezra spiritual condition had not foundation, moral or ethical conduct to different religions…

Egypt now known as the Arab Republic of Egypt is bordered by Israel, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea, Sudan and Libya. Since 1000BC Egypt became a dominate nation with one of the longest recorded histories of any modern country. As part of the cradle of civilization ancient Egypt developed some of the earliest forms of literature, agriculture, organized religion, urban development and style of government. Egypt 's cultural heritage became an important part of its national identity. With its…