authority to launch his father’s military expansion plans. In 334 BC‚ he invaded the Achaemenid empire‚ ruled Asia Minor‚ and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles‚ most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of the Persian Empire. At that point‚ his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. Seeking to reach the "ends of
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to his mother and everyone else around him. Alexander became king at the young age of 20 and six years later conquered the powerful Persian Empire (Smith). Over time he became one of the greatest military leaders. He ended up dying of an unknown disease on June 10th 323 BC (Gale). That marked the end of the powerful empire he built. After his death the empire got divided up into parts and ruled by many different leaders (Smith). Alexander’s early life was not like the ordinary child of his
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names of Alexander and Cyrus. Both of these kings were famous for the way they ran their empires but were they both‚ so called‚ great? Cyrus the Great was the first king of the Achaemenid Empire. While he was king‚ he freed 4‚000 Jews from Babylon. He also founded a new capital‚ invented the first postal system‚ and was mentioned 22 times in the old testament. Not only did he build one of the most powerful empires in ancient times‚ but he made its glory last by organizing it and expressing his tolerance
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Sixth Century B.C.E dominated by Mesopotamian kingdoms‚ and Egyptians. However‚ the Persian Empire was beginning to form with little notice from the dominant societies(Bentley‚ 132). Originating in the land that is now Iran‚ the Persian Empire was able to absorb territories and peoples through military strength‚ tolerance‚ and evolutionary socioeconomics. A series of great leaders would eventually expand the empire as far as the Indus River‚ Caucasus Mountains‚ east Mediterranean sea‚ and the Nile River
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live; especially people in the business world. “Cyrus The Great” was born around 580 BC in Anshan‚ Persia‚ which today‚ is Iran. He was the son of Cambsyes I‚ who also served as one of Cyrus’ greatest mentors as he was growing up in the Achaemenid empire. Cyrus was actually named after Cambsyes’ father‚ Cyrus I‚ hence Cyrus II. Cyrus had a rather catered life growing up‚ but was motivated to earn the respect of his peers. Almost as if he had a chip on his shoulder because he was born into royalty
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of human civilization many empires have risen and fallen‚ however the empires of Sargon the Great‚ the Assyrian’s‚ and the Persian’s have left their legacy due to their innovativeness and creativity. For example‚ Sargon the Great created the notion of appointing governors in conquered territories. Also the Persian’s adopted one single language (Aramaic) to help innovate their road systems‚ postal services‚ and trades. These are just some of the many tools these empires used to grow in size and conquer
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Throughout history‚ there have been many strong and mighty societies and empires‚ although all of these governments and leaders have ruled over their states differently. The most successful of these societies were the ones that chose to rule through benevolence and tolerance. The documents recorded in “Cyrus the Great and Religious Toleration” and “Confucius Counsels the Duke Ai on Government” show that societies such as the Persian Empire and the Zhou Dynasty in China did not rely on terror and violence
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Ahura Mazda chose him to be king.Also he is a very strong follower in zaroastrianism.Because of his religion and his royalness he had become a very vain king of Persia.Mithra was also a very well known god throughout the Persian empire and was used past the Persian Empire. Military conquest In 514b.c darius attempted to take over Scythia and was unsuccessful. But one of his great and only conquests was taking over Egypt in 525b.c. Once he had taken control over Egypt he continued on creating the
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he was still but a lord. For Darius to strengthen his calm to the Persian throne‚ Darius married Atossa ‚ the daughter of Cyrus the Great. Xerxes was the eldest son of this union. This made Xerxes the son of the king‚ grandson of the founder of the empire and the son with the most royal blood. Herodotus recorded that Persian Males were educated between the ages of five and twenty. “To ride‚ to use a bow and to speak the truth.” On Xerxes’ father‚ Darius’ tomb there is an inscription that reads
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creating an empire that stretched from Greece and Asia Minor through Egypt and the Persian empire in the Near East to India. This unprecedented contact with cultures far and wide disseminated Greek culture and its arts‚ and exposed Greek artistic styles to a host of new exotic influences. The death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. traditionally marks the beginning of the Hellenistic period. Alexander’s generals‚ known as the Diadochoi‚ that is‚ “successors‚” divided the many lands of his empire into kingdoms
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