The Persian Empire was founded in 550 BCE by Cyrus the Great and it ended circa 330 BCE. Three main dynasties ruled the Persian Empire; Achaemenids, Sasanids, and Parthians. The modern-day nation of Iran was at the center of the Persian Empire. ...
Who created the first Hellenistic Empire? What were some discoveries of the Hellenistic age? What happened during the period known as the Hellenistic age? What ended the Hellenistic era? Who ruled the aristocracy in ancient Greece? What Hellenistic kingdom lasted the longest?
Who united the Persian Empire around 559 BCE? What was the Babylonian Empire known for? Who were all the kings that ruled the Assyrian Empire? Who did the Assyrians bring into the Kingdom of Israel? Who were the Hittites and Kassites?
The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, with four rulers ruling from 1414 to 1451. Founded byKhizr Khan, a former governor of Multan, they succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and ruled the sultanate until they were displaced by the Lodi dynasty. ...
called the Heruli. But it did not heal the deadly wound, for this was only a government in Rome. It was not a Roman government, but one of foreign barbarians. Then there was the kingdom of the Ostrogoths, 493-554, another foreign people who ruled in the territory. But they were driv...
One of the most tyrannical leaders of the ancient world,Phalarisruled the small kingdom of Acragas (now in Sicily) with not just an iron fist, but a bronze bull. He would lock his foes in a giant bronze statue of a bull, then set a fire underneath it, roasting the poor souls a...
The Mughal (or Mogul) Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries. It consolidated Islam in South Asia, and spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture as well as the faith. The Mughals wereMuslims who ruled a country with a large Hindu majority....
Part of the Persian expansion of this time period was the movement into Ionia in modern day Turkey. Though many of these cities were Greek in origin and maintained their culture and language, they were ruled by the Persians. Persian rule was simple compared to many other ancient civilizations....
B.C. Daniel served as a prophet during the reign of six kings who ruled the Babylonian empire as well as the king who overthrew the Babylonians and ruled over the much larger Persian empire. Both men were actively serving the Lord well into their 80s and 90s and ...
When he crossed to Asia and defeated Darius he added the Persian Empire and Egypt to his kingdom. He even ruled some of India. In all, by 323 BC Alexander's empire covered two millian quare miles!In Babylon, Alexander planned more conquests. He wanted to conquer Arabia. Ancient Babylon...