Medes

There are many successful and unsuccessful empires throughout the western civilizations. I believe that the Persian Empire was the most successful empire and the Neo-Assyrian Empire to be the least successful. The Assyrians were hated by everyone they had control over; on the other hand the Persians weren’t seen as enemies by those they had conquered because they weren’t as forceful and controlling as the Assyrians, and those who were under the Persian Empire had more freedom. After falling…

The Book of Daniel follows the life of Israelite named Daniel during the Babylonian captivity. Daniel and his friends are taken into captivity, but they soon serve under Nebuchadnezzar as interpreters. Nebuchadnezzar has a dream where sees an enormous statue with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of mixed iron and clay. The statue is then destroyed. Daniel interprets the dream as four empires that will be crushed by God’s kingdom. In…

On the literal level, this riddle refers to a quill and the 3 fingers used to write with it. Writing always requires a writing utensil and fingers to work together produce words.In this riddle, the word “weird” doesn’t mean strange, its definition is destined, which allows the answer to make sense. The creature -- a hand writing-- moved swiftly, leaving black tracks, otherwise known as words written in black ink. At the time, quills were used to write, alluding to the phrase “flew through air”.…

a warning to Belshazzar: A hand appeared and wrote a message on the wall., Daniel had to interpret the riddle. The interpretation was read as,” Mene, Tekel, Parsin. “Warning of Judgement: Belshazzar king kingdom would be divided between, Persian, Medes, and the prophecy will be fulfilled every night.” (FN) God had to deal with the disobedience of this leader and show his sovereignty. Here, God’s put down one king d and elevates another; God is in control over humankind. Isaiah 9:6.” There will…

When Darius began construction of Persepolis, he imported laborers and materials from all over his empire but also from Egypt, resulting in a mulitcultural experience that combined traditions including Persian, Mede, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Greek. The raised platflorm that the complex lays on represents Assyrian fashion but similar to the Egyptians and Greeks, it was constructed on a rectangular grid. On the central stair of the Apadana, there is again the…

Is Iconoclasm acceptable? Today we have encountered numerous situations of iconoclasm. Iconoclasm means “icon-breaking,” which includes the religious as well as the political destruction of images or monuments usually, not always, by those of another group (Džalto). There are many examples in the past and even recently that prove that iconoclasm still exists today. Thus, iconoclasm is the destruction of icons and sometimes it is believed that it is done because of the difference between…

It was constructed during the golden era of the empire. It symbolizes power and influence of Perikles, who was an Athenian politician who lobbied its construction. The Parthenon is a tribute to heaven for the defeat of the Mede( Bury ) as the Persians had destroyed the Athenian acropolis in 480. Some historians believe the construction signifies that Athens is the imperial master over other Greek states. The Parthenon is built as a temple for the Greek goddess Athena considered…

As soon as people started participating in agriculture we had populations. People started moving to rivers to be able to grow crops. Which had them live by a lot of people. But the starting of an empire is a different story. Empires formed before 350 BC for four main reasons. The reasons are climate change, migrations, new technologies, and administrative innovations. Egypt, Persia, and Neo-Assyrians showed these techniques while building their empires. One reason empires are built during this…

clearly shows the paradigm shift, where Cyrus has become the one in charge, the commanding officer. Finally there exists an episode in which it is explicitly show that the soldiers only follow the orders of Cyrus and think nothing of Cyaxares. “The Medes followed Cyaxares, (for Cyrus gave them a nod to do so)” (p.174) Cyaxares own men would have rather followed Cyrus had he not corrected them. Cyrus destroys any shred of…

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