Medes

During the past week, I created a coat of arms that symbolized who I am as an individual. Every little detail present in this work mirrors a great deal and a more meaningful interpretations in order for me to communicate the right message and feeling to the viewers. The coat of arms is encompassed a perfect circle as a symbol of something that is whole, complete, ideal and eternal. With a shape that has no ending and no beginning, the message is somehow parallel to cyclical ideas and processes.…

. 550–330 BC Peak:480 BC Fall: 323BC B. The author included this empire because during its peak it absolutely dominated all other cities and villages. It was the first empire also too allow its subjects to serve their gods and live in peace. C. I feel like Cyrus allowing the people to continue their own lives and not forcing them to convert to his religion played a key part in allowing the empire to survive. When he took over a place he made sure to take away the head leader and…

The person that I chose was Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. The main thing that Cyrus the Great is well known for is conquering Hellenes and becoming the founder of one of the greatest empires in the world, Persia. Most of the people of who he ruled, appreciated him highly, as did he respect the people. One of the tasks that Cyrus is most famous for is actually freeing the Jewish people. The Jew’s were grateful for him since he had freed them and then let them return back to their…

In 539 B.C., the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great, conquered the city of Babylon. Although defeating Babylon was a big accomplishment in itself, what Cyrus did next would change the course of history for mankind. Cyrus the Great did something that was unheard of at the time. He freed all of the slaves of Babylon. In doing so, he also declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and he advocated for racial equality. Unknowingly, Cyrus the Great began the first campaign in…

What would one expect to be the behavior of a man who heard that his soon to be wife was poisoned, his children were murdered, and that he had no more offspring to carry out his legacy? This man goes by the name of Jason. Jason was a selfish man. He placed his own pride and well being above his loved ones. He betrayed his ex-wife, Medea, (whom he was married to for many years) for another woman. In Euripides play, Medea, Jason’s greed and insensitivity toward Medea is the ultimate cause of his…

is the daughter of the king of Medes, Cyaxares. Nabopolassar already had an alliance before, but they had to recreate one when Nabopolassar died. His idea of marrying a lady from a different place was very smart and helpful to Nebuchadnezzar overtime. Once he married Amytis, an alliance was created between Babylon and the king of Medes, who is the father of Amytis and his people, but when Medes started to expand it became a problem. Nebuchadnezzar noticed that Medes was coming very close to the…

Cyrus the Great was born in 580 BC and lived until the year of 529 BC. He was the first Achaemenid Emperor; he was the founder of Persia one of the largest empires of that time. He created this empire by uniting the two original Iranian tribes – the Medes and the Persians. Even though he was known as a great conquer he was mainly known for his tolerance and magnanimous attitude towards those whom he had conquered. He was one of the first to use not only Persian governors to control the places…

son of former king, King Nabopolassar. This being said, Nebuchadnezzar had some big shoes to fill. His father defeated the Assyrians and liberated Babylonia from Assyrian rule, Nabopolassar could not do this by himself. He asked for help from the Medes to defeat the Assyrians. In defeating the Assyrians it was a way to provide his son a stable base and ample wealth on which to build. This gave Nebuchadnezzar an opportunity for greatness, which he took full advantage of. Nebuchadnezzar married…

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 Empire. He then created a government for his new…

People the world over tend to have highly inflated and self-delusory opinions of themselves and go to great length to defend and conserve that opinion. While this is true of the average person in the street, it is even truer of people who hold high office or have hereditary privileged positions, like royalty. Our contemplation today deals with such a person, King Belshazzar of Babylon, and his momentous fall from power when God weighed him in the balances and found him wanting. As we proceed it…