In 490 B.C., there was a big war between the Persians (波斯人) and the Greeks. Persia was a huge empire, much bigger than Greece. It wanted to conquer (攻占) Athens (雅典). The Athenian soldiers, all the men in the area, waited on top of the hill while the...
Roses were appreciated in other early civilizations too, including Greece and Persia. They are a decorative feature on coins, sculpture, and vases dating back thousands of years. There is also evidence that roses were highly valued by the Chinese who believed that the flowers could be used to ...
Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head.Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of ...
Did Persia conquer Greece after the Persian Wars? Did Alexander the Great rule the Persian Empire? Did the Persian Empire include Turkey? What did Alexander the Great say about Afghanistan? The Afghan Northern Alliance was led by Was India part of the Ottoman Empire? Was Alexander the Great in...
The Habsburg monarchy ruled over parts of Europe from 1282 until 1918 A.D. They rose to power during the Middle Ages in places such as the Kingdom of Germany, held control over the Holy Roman Empire, and met their demise with the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of ...
Clay, moreover, is cheap, and forming it into tablets is easy, factors that helped the clay tablet become the preferred writing material not only throughout Mesopotamia but far outside it as well, in Syria, Asia Minor, Persia, and even for a while in Crete and Greece. Excavators have ...
In fact, adult brains have a number of great qualities that might actually make learning easier, especially if you take advantage of free learning apps like Mondly.1. Why do some adults fail in the language learning? A.Because they have no plans for language learning. B.Because they have ...
Alexander’s father was a strong leader. Philip II built an impressive army and established the Macedonian kingdom; he was even planning to attack Persia shortly before his death. In 336, Philip was murdered by one of his guards. Although it was obvious that the guard had a personal hatred...
Macedon transformed the armies of Greece so his successor, Alexander, could employ them as instruments of conquest and empire, Muhammad transformed the armies of Arabia so his successors could use them to defeat the armies of Persia and Byzantium and establish the heartland of the empire of Islam...
【The Son of His Father】Alexander was born in 356 BC in Macedon. Macedon lay to the north of ancient Greece. His father, King Philip II, had seven wives. But Olympias was Philip's favorite. She gave birth to Alexander. One day, Alexander would become the next king. Even as a baby...