How big was the Achaemenid Empire? What was the Colosseum used for during the Dark Ages? Was the Colosseum of Rome built in the Hellenistic period? How big was the Persian Empire's army? Where was Ancient Rome located? How deep was Pompeii buried?
How big was the Persian Empire under Xerxes? How big was the Roman Empire at its height? How big was the Persian Empire's army? What civilization was the Akkadian Empire? How big was the Indus Valley Civilization? How big was the Toltecs' civilization?
Empire of Contingency: How Portugal Entered the Indo-Persian WorldJorge Flores
Immediately after Alexander was made king, Thebes rose up to challenge his authority—a big mistake. Not only did the Macedonian army easily crush the Thebian rebellion, says Wrightson, “but Alexander razed Thebes to the ground and sold the entire city into slavery, except for one house ...
That's a very big number. For example, there have only been 1026nanoseconds since theBig Bang. There are thought to be only 1075atoms in the entire universe. When you consider that the Milky Way galaxy contains billions of suns, and there are billions of galaxies, you can see that that...
I grew up resenting the object of my father’s addiction. An inescapable presence in our Ohio home, Rumi was the annoying elder who forever tested the limits of my Persian hospitality, challenging my limited Farsi with his antiquated medieval verse and dismissing my American hunger for brevity ...
How long did the Greek empire last? Read on to find the answers and learn about the lifespan of 55 civilizations! How Long Does a Civilization Last? Recently, I was talking with a colleague at work, and I mentioned that civilizations usually only last 500 years. The only problem was ...
Today, Iran is known for being the epicenter of Shi'ite Islam. However, this shift only happened in the 16th century. Before that, Persia was mostly Sunni Muslim. There are quite a few differences between Sunnis and Shi'ites, though according to Merhavy, the big difference is that Sunnis...
After the Assyrian Empire fell to the Chaldeans, later, the Chaldeans then surrendered to the Persian Empire. The Persians were a nomadic people that obtained the Indo-European tongue. Cyrus the Great was a Persian ruler that created the Persian state even more powerful with the introduction of...
In assessing the cities, the major challenge we had was the limited material and sources explaining the cities’ smart city efforts. One of the main issues for the city governments was the lack of a smart city plan, action plan, road map, or strategy that have not made public. For that...