The Persian

The Delian League The question here is "Was the Delian League successful?". My question is, was the Delian League successful in what? The Delian would be considered successful if you believe its mission was to save Greece from a Persian invasion. The Delian League could be considered victorious if you believe that it was designed to help Athens rise to power. If you were from the other Greek polis that was subjected by Athens using the Delian league, I doubt you would think the Delian League was…

fate with honor and know I will be buried among my brothers in arms. As I lay upon the blood-soaked ground, I have yet to understand how the Persians come to the conclusion to deem themselves worthy of being called soldiers for it is clear to see they are weak and…

frame story begins with the Persian kings’-Shahryar and his brother- anger of the black African slaves, who betray them with the queens. Thus, the motive for narrating the tales of the Arabian Nights is the queens’ unfaithfulness, inflamed by the kings’ anger at the social differences between “the royal Persians and the black African servants or slaves.”(slavery). In…

millions, compared to a few hundred thousand in smaller states. The empires also stretched across huge tracts of land while civilizations such as the River Valley civilization were constrained to areas surrounding rivers and riverbanks. 2. The Roman, Persian, and Chinese empires were the most influential empires of all of the classical era empires. This is likely because of all of the history changing events that occurred…

The author of The Life of Alexander the Great, Plutarch, is one of the most famous philosophers in history that also enriched the writing genre of biography. He is known for his biography of famous Greek men and the various morals and virtues they held called Parallel Lives. Plutarch wrote the biography of Alexander nearly 400 years after the leader passed away. Because of the large gap in between Plutarch and Alxander, Plutarch used various anecdotes from other historians like Callithenes,…

considerably above average. Alexander III of Macedonia was considered great because in only thirty two years of his life he accomplished more than almost any other ruler or ancient human. In his lifetime he was the cavalry commander, king, conqueror of the Persian empire, and explorer of the Indian frontier. It is because of these accomplishments that he is known as,” Alexander the Great.” (History.com staff) Alexander the great was born to King Philip II and Queen Olympia, and was tutored by…

The Safavid dynasty started under Shah Ismail. Under his power the Safavid’s took over the majority of Iraq and Iran making it a new Persian state. The Safavid’s reached their highest point of achievement under ruler Shah Abba who was the son of the previous ruler Shah Ismail. Under Shah Abba the Safavid’s went after the Ottomans to get back lost land. the ottomans were a threat to the Safavid’s. When ruler Abba died, traditional religious belief’s increased woman had to give up their freedom…

Being raised by first generation immigrants, I have learned to value the dreams, aspirations, culture, religion and perspectives of all people, regardless of their racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. I grew up in a Persian culture and have been taught by my parents to respect and value the wide variety of cultures and beliefs. A major factor in how my parents instilled the idea of respect for others in me was by regularly attending multicultural programs in San Jose, San Francisco,…

Ancient Greece has been heralded as one of the remarkable foundations for global culture. From advances in art and architecture, Greek culture has permeated virtually all of the western world, specifically from the Classical period on. The Kritios Boy represents the beginnings of the quintessential Classical Greek statuary, and will serve as an innovative gateway into the expansive and influential Classical Greek tradition. Through a distinct shift in the representation of the human body and its…

History has few figures that are larger than life. One of these figures from history is Alexander the Great: conqueror of the Persian Empire, unrivaled on-field military tactician, and the distributor of Greek culture to the much of the known world. That being said, it would be difficult for a film to accurately depict all the major events that occurred in such a remarkable, individual’s life. This was the task undertaken by director Oliver Stone is his film, Alexander. Stone faced the problem…