The Persian Empire of Mesopotamia was the largest and most powerful empire of the Ancient Near East civilizations. The Persian Empire had engaged in a series of wars‚ also known as the Persian Wars of Expansion‚ which was beneficial for the empire. After conquering and taking over many other civilizations‚ they gained more power and control. In addition to gaining more power‚ the Persian Empire had also gained more land‚ which can help the empire economically‚ politically‚ and socially. By warring
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Athenian general‚ whose abilities as a tactician and strategist thwarted the Persian invasion force‚ effectively saving the entire Greek culture from the armies led by Xerxes. Described by ancient writer Thucydides as ‘a man who showed an unmistakable natural genius… and deserves our admiration’‚ Themistocles was the most influential leader of the Athenian war effort against the Persians. It was he who realized that the Persian threat was imminent and catastrophic‚ and it was his radical advancement
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Political Form(s) of Government Political Structures Courts/Laws Leaders/Elites Kingdom/Domain War/Conflict The government of the ancient Mesopotamians was an unusual form. There was a King and nobles who made the law‚ declared war and decided how to honor the gods. Then there was an assembly of the people who could overrule the king and say‚ “this is not a good law‚ get rid of it”. Mesopotamia was made up of city-states. It was one nation as a whole‚ but each city-state had it’s own government
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education‚ and it lacked the power of growth. As a contribution of Islam to the Byzantine Empire‚ the Islam’s occupied the reconquered Byzantine territories and then proceeded to claim Jerusalem as a religious site for Muslims. They also took in the Persian Empire and went westward to North
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foreign. If humans can change so drastically‚ can Angels? Angels are supposedly the mediator between God and man‚ bridging the gap between Heaven and Earth. Usually represented as beautiful and pure like in the painting‚ The Annunciation‚ by El Greco. In the elegantly executed oil painting there is an angel dressed in golden robes‚ descending from the clouds to tell the Virgin Mary she is to have the Son of God. The angel is holding lilies‚ which symbolizes purity and virginity‚ and is followed
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The Persian forces were primarily light and heavy infantry consisting of swordsmen‚ spear men and archers with a measure of lightly armed and armored calvary. The average soldier was very lightly armored in so that they could move rapidly. The Persian army relied heavily on calvary and archers Persian soldiers were career soldiers unlike most Greeks who were citizen soldiers‚ only performing their military duties when war was upon them. The notable exception to this was‚ of course‚
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The persians and the Islamic Caliphates had many things in common but also had many things that were different. The first and biggest continuity was that both had religious tolerance but the Islamic Caliphates put a tax on their religious tolerance. Another big Continuity was they both expanded into huge empires but the Islamic Caliphates focused on expanding through education not conquering. Their downfalls showed that their differences hurt and helped their rise and fall. The first continuity
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The origin of the Persian Empire can be attributed to the leadership of one Man—Cyrus the Great. A brilliant and powerful Persian king‚ Cyrus’ strategy For enlarging the Persian kingdom was to conquer nearby lands and then Unite them into one empire. Through his skillful leadership and a strong Military‚ Cyrus was able to create a vast empire that would last for more Than two hundred years. The origins and impacts of Cyrus the Great’s empire Made it possible for the emperors who came after him‚ such
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In Aeschylus’ tragedies The Persians and Agamemnon‚ the interactions between messengers sent forward by the army and the queens ruling the land in their king’s absence play a vital role in the plot structure of the ’return of the king’. The ’return of the king’ revolves around a chorus‚ anxiously hypothesizing about what could have possibly happened to their king‚ a queen awaiting her son or husband’s return‚ a messenger announcing both the king’s arrival and the outcome of the king’s conquests
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ORIGIN Parsi or Persian was the language of the Parsa people who ruled Iran between 550 - 330 BCE. It belongs to what scholars call the Indo-Iranian group of languages. It became the language of the Persian Empire and was widely spoken in the ancient days ranging from the borders of India in the east‚ Russian in the north‚ the southern shores of the Persian Gulf to Egypt and the Mediterranean in the west. Over the centuries Parsi has changed to its modern form and today Persian is spoken primarily
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