Xerxes Xerxes the Great was the king of the Persian Empire from 486 BCE to 465 BCE. Xerxes was born “around 520 BCE” (Iran Chamber Society). His father was Darius the Great and his mother was Atosa, who was the daughter of Cyrus the Great. With close relatives who were held in high esteem to the citizens, Xerxes did not have to do much to prove himself as a worthy ruler. After the battle of marathon, Xerxes father died. Xerxes decided to try and conquer Greece because his father…
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…
to people, is the same country with no power or freedom for its own people today. There is a lot known about Cyrus II of Persia commonly known as Cyrus The Great. He is mostly known for conquering Babylon in 539 BC where he freed Jews that were held in…
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…
Hellenistic Period”, from Hellas, which is the word for Greece. Alexander the Great was a fearsome figure of the ancient times, who had conquered Egypt, Central Asia, and had even beat Persia’s army. Historical evidence suggests that Darius III, the then king of Persia, had set the battlefield to his favor. He chose flat land for his battleground, and flattened it even…
Alexander murdered tens of thousands of people and conquered ample amounts of land. Alexander was the son of Philip II, The king of Macedonia. After Philip II was assassinated in 336 BC Alexander took over when he was only 20 years old. Before being the ruler of Macedonia he was a war leader at the age of 16. The Great Alexander was a villain because of the fact that he annihilated cities, killed thousands of people, and started many wars. Alexander destroyed and conquered umpteen cities…
King Philip II of Macedon developed an impressive formidable army, known as the Macedonian Phalanx. In 337 he was chosen to lead this great army of Greeks against Persia. But just one year later King Philip II was assassinated. The new king of Macedon was his son, Alexander III, which was later to be known as Alexander the great, became king at just 20 years old in 336 BCE. Alexander the Great and his inherited army would quickly destroy the Persian empire and dominate virtually all of the…
the most feared and famous emperors was Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II. Alexander the Great had an interesting and action packed life from the day he was born. Many consider this Macedonian King to be the best king of all time. Alexander III was born in Pella, the capital of Macedon, in 356 B.C. (Stewart, 8). His father King Philip II was king of Macedon at this time. That made Alexander the heir to the throne if something was to happen to Philip. King Philip was a great king and…
and servicemen primarily on foot and face to face as a communication channels. One of his father’s goals was to conquer Persia who was remaining the Greece’s old enemy at that time. The Alexander’s father was assassinated before he defeated the Persia. After the death of his father, he vowed to complete the tasks his father started. In the year 334 BCE, Alexander invaded Persia with his army and after years of fierce battles, he was able to conquer the Persian Empire.…