Xerxes I of Persia

Did you know that in Persia, a pagan country, there were people who believed in God, people who no matter what praised God? In what we know as Iran and Afghanistan, an empire arose, Persia. They were a powerful people, conquering everything in their path. But there arose some people in high places that had great influence in their country. These people were Daniel, Esther, and Cyrus, people used by God, people used in such a time as this. Born in another time but with a definite purpose,…

the most powerful empires in history. Even though Cyrus had founded this vast empire, Darius I was the most significant ruler of its history. Darius I came into rule in (approximately) 522 BC. He continued to rule the Persian Empire for nearly 40 years, and established many different ideas that no other leader had thought of. The wide range of innovations and policies created and established by Darius I impacted the economic and geographic growth of the Persian Empire by a significant…

to underestimate the Greeks and their military skills and the hubris of Xerxes that arises from viewing himself equal to a god, which contributes to the Persian god bringing about the downfall of the army at the Battle of Salamis. Herodotus also shows the superiority of Persian military numbers and how the overconfidence in those numbers that arise from satiety and hubris lead to the Persians underestimating the Greeks. Xerxes is also depicted by others as above other mortals, thus contributing…

The Persian Empire, which began as a series of loose nomadic tribes, were united by Cyrus the Great and eventually grew to become one of the largest and most powerful empires during its time. There were many factors in determining the nature and limits of this empire, with the geography of the region being one such factor; this was particularly important in defining the limits of the Persian Empire during its early phases and later on when it had reached its peak. Although geography played some…

historical oral traditions, produces a fictional narrative”, which is problematic as these historical events are corroborated by the Cyrus Cylinder (539 BCE), the Nabonidus Chronicle (ca. 540 BCE), Mursili 's Ten-Year Annals (ca. 1295 BCE), the Tang-i Var Inscription (ca. 706 BCE), Sennachrib 's Siege of Jerusalem…

Arrian of Nicomedia that Alexander the Great “always intended, after his conquest of Persia, to visit the tomb of Cyrus” and was distraught to see that it had been raided and desecrated. The effectiveness of his leadership can be seen as his reign is one that has been idolised by other great leaders. The Cyrus cylinder is widely regarded as the worlds’ first human rights charter. It is stated in Dennis Abrams’ Xerxes that Cyrus’ principles such as his ruling style which ‘advocated love rather…

Indian contact with the Greeks and Persians provided more than just warfare, but enhanced the economy and administrative tactics. This foreign intervention set the foundation for leaders to construct large empires, with one of them being the Mauryan Empire, and develop a society that still has influence on present day India. India became involved in the battles of the sixth century B.C.E. Persian invasion, by the emperor Darius, reaching into the Indus Valley and Kashmir around 513 B.C.E.…

Alexander the Great lived from 356-323 B.C. He was king of Macedonia and one of the greatest generals in history. He conquered the Persian Empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to India and formed the civilized world. Alexander's conquests helped the spread of Greek culture in western Asia and Egypt. There are many stories about Alexander's life. Some are true, but others are legends. According to one story, the boy Alexander tamed the great horse Bucephalus. This magnificent steed…

he learned from that. Alexander III of Macedon became king when his father, Philip II of Macedon, was assassinated in 336 BCE. Alexander wanted to continue his fathers work in conquering Greece, which he did, so Alexander then set his sights on Persia. Alexander went on to conquer most of the land known at the time, from Macedon to India. He spread Greek culture, and language…

During the time of 500 BCE, The Persian Empire flourished north into the Persian Gulf, as The Roman Empire, which flourished 200 BCE through 200 CE in the western side of Eurasia. Both empires where large in population, however, the belief system that they had was unlike and they both had diverse views on poverty and wealth. There are many similarities to both the Persian and Roman empires. The Persian Empire was the largest of its time and the Roman Empire was also the largest empire of…