Second Persian invasion of Greece

was succeeded by his son, Chandragupta II (also called Vikramaditya), who ruled from 380 AD to 415 AD and was the greatest ruler of the dynasty. He expanded the Gupta Empire by annexing Gujarat and Malwa to an already vast territory. He set up his second capital at Ujjain and transformed it into a religious and commercial center of India. The Gupta Empire maintained a large army and was a very powerful empire in the world during his period.…

the Great, and his works impact on the world well after his death. In 384 BCE Aristotle was born in Stagira, a small seaport on the northern coas of Greece, that is no longer there. He was born to his father Nicomachus and mother Phaestis, and had an older sister Arimneste. His father was a court physicion to the Macedonian king Amyntas the second.…

weighing from 2.5 to 15 tons. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pokhufu.html 3. Why was the Great Pyramid built. The Great Pyramid was built by Khufu, second ruler of the 4th dynasty of Egypt, as a burial place to bury the King. The pyramid actually has three burial chambers: the first is underground carved into bedrock; the second is above ground, and though it was given the name the Queen's chamber, archaeologists believe it was to house a sacred…

of Cleisthenes enabled Themistocles, a non Aristocrat, to have a powerful say in the Athenian government. Themistocles was a cunning and courageous leader and under his leadership created Athens into a world power. It was his wit that forced the Persians to become trapped in the straits of Salamis.…

Egypt started with Alexander the Great. Ptolemy Ι was a Macedonian general serving under Alexander the Great. “Egypt had been occupied by Persia who had incorporated it into the growing empire, and assuming the Egyptian crown by right of conquest the Persian king had ruled in absentia through a satrap , exploiting its vast grain reserves and taxing its people.”(Dr. Fletcher,…

but still a tremendous amount of deaths. Another deadly war is the persian gulf…

throne and ruled over Macedonia. He found much success in conquering and his results of his invasions and land acquired were very promising to the views of power they had. His army was strong and his powerful leadership allowed for his soldiers to be successful on the battlefront. During his years of power he created a massive empire that stretched from Greece all the way to Northern India. He conquered the Persian Empire, he conquered India, and even spread a new culture called Hellenism…

time went on the center of gravity moved eastward and with the experimentation of caviling the West was left forgotten about. For centuries, the Roman Empire secluded themselves from the diverse groups that they called barbarians (Celts, Germans, Persians, and Arabs) because they did not speak Greek or Latin (so they drew a line between them and the barbarians).…

1953 Iranian Coup d’Etat The study of this event goes back to the post-WWII discussions over Iranian oil. For many years, whilst being politically involved in Iran, the US had not pursued comprehensive economic ties. For decades, Iran had hosted oil concessions owned by the USSR and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (Britain), and these two powers held significant power in the region. They alone controlled most of Iran's oil reserves, a vital key to Iranian economic stability and strength. Although…

and grape products for grain. Since they were located on the coast, Greece had a strategic point for trade and cultural diffusion. Athens became a rich commercial center and Greeks had a money system. They had city-states with identities and cultures. They were considerably independent and were always competing with each other. Sparta was militaristic and agricultural while Athens was cultural, political, and commercial. In Sparta, women had more rights than in other areas. They had adult male…