Category: Persian Empire

With considerable respect and care. He had to if he wanted them to follow hime through all those years of danger and privation conquering the Persian Empire. Troubles started when he bacame arrogant with his leading men, and then tried READ MORE

it is like others but the life style is according to the low of Islam. people never drink wine or get naked in public. no where the pork meat is served and so on. this is because majority of people READ MORE

Athens continued to extort the war funds from their allies, turningthe anti-Persian league into an empire of its own. With thesefunds, much building, promoting arts and half the populace on thepublic payroll.

A monarch with advisory council, provincial governors overseeingthe various city-states, tribes and principalities which made upthe empire.

The southern part of today’s Iran.

He over-reached the strength of his resources. After adding today’sPakistan to the Empire, he determined to being in today’s southernRussia. He left the area in a hasty retreat. Not learning from this costly overstep, he thought he could controlGreek unrest READ MORE

Islamic architecture is a term used to describe the architecture people created as an application of Islamic principles, and an application of how religion can shape buildings. in that sense Persian architecture is the interpretation of the people in the READ MORE

King Darius I sent an expedition in 490 BCE to punish and instal friendly local tyrants in Eretria and Athens in 490 BCE.

There was only one king, and hence one kingdom which we call thePersian Empire. The kingdom was divided into provinces (Satrapies), each with agovernor (Satrap). The westernmost part of the Persian Empire was Libya in theSatrapy of Egypt.

In both battles fought between Alexander III and Darius III, Alexander was the victor. This was due to the fact that Darius turned and ran both times, leaving his superior army leaderless and in disarray and Alexander was able to READ MORE