The satrapies were the provinces of the Persian Empire, each ruled by a satrap. The satrap was responsible for the administration and defense of the region and was usually a Persian nobleman. He was assisted by a staff of officials, including a treasurer, secretary, and a corps of soldiers...
sacraments like marriage. In the beginning, therefore, the term only referred to the heretics in a very generic way, but it did not take long to relate these heretics to a whole collection of practices considered aberrant and sinful, among which those of a sexual nature were evidently ...
When the game of shah arrived in Europe centuries later, the Persian name was Latinized as scacus. In various Latinate languages, that became scacchi in Italian, schach in German, échecs in French and chess in English. There's an even more direct Persian connection to the chess term "...
Athens’ democratic period also coincided with the city-state’s tightening of its control over what was originally a voluntary alliance of Greek city-states, but had now become an Athenian empire. The city-states had their own governments, some of which were influenced by Athens’ democratic sy...
Gone was the shorter “dory” or Greek wooden spear (7 feet long), and in its place was the much longer sarissa, an 18- to 22-foot hunting spear with an iron tip that could puncture heavy armor and impale charging cavalry horses. Ancient Empires Watch the three-episode documentary ...
How long did the Gallic Wars last?The Rise of the Roman Republic:The Roman Republic grew its power in the Mediterranean region during the Punic Wars of the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. It then continued to spread its influence in Western Europe through the Gallic Wars and, eventually, ...
“As a military leader, Darius should be considered in the company of Cyrus, Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar.” By Joseph Stiles UNDER KING DARIUS the Great (r. 522-496 BCE) the ancient Persian Empire reached its height of power and influence. Darius is universally...
One of the biggest questions I hear is: Can US citizens / Americans travel to Iran? They absolutely can, but because of the long-standing history of coups, espionage, nuclear sanctions and everything else in between (outside of the control of the average American citizen unconnected to the ...
Still, through all of it, I had my father to guide me and remind me that it didn’t matter how long it took to write this imagined book. What mattered was that I approached my poetic pilgrimage with patience and humility, recognizing every hardship as an invitation to step out of fear...
Empire of Contingency: How Portugal Entered the Indo-Persian WorldJorge Flores