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Tag: Persia
118 Sons
When you have 118 sons, things can get messy.
Ameinocles
A small story of a man and his wealth during the Persian invasion of Greece.
Mascames & Boges – Heroes of the Achaemenid Empire on the Greek Frontier
Learn about the last stands of the Persians when the Greeks counterattacked them.
Before the Greco-Persian Wars
A brief overview of history which led up to the Greco-Persian Wars
Historic Findings: Zoroastrianism in Anatolia
nejron / 123RF Stock Photo The archaeological site Oluz Höyük is located in the Amasya province of Turkey, one of a number of provinces bordering the Black Sea provinces. The site is near a village close to the border of the Çorum province. It would be rather ordinary and dull, except for the fact that…
The Beginning of the Ionian Revolt
The Ionian Revolt was the first part of the Greco-Persian Wars however it wasn’t part of the main conflict, led primarily by Sparta and Athens against Persia. It did however unleash over 150 years of acrimony and warfare between Persia and a large changing list of Greek enemies. But as important as this event was…
Introduction to the Greco-Persian Wars Pt.3
Alright is everyone ready for the finale? Right after this we will begin the first stage of the wars that would shape the world. But first we have to go back to Lydia. After its defeat its territory was divided into satrapies, Lydia becoming one as well but far smaller than the former reach it…
Introduction to the Greco-Persian Wars Pt.2
Now, let’s talk about Lydia. This wasn’t another small Greek city or power. Lydia was the major power in Anatolia, owning its western half and expanding slowly over centuries. This excluded the islands near the coast because the Lydians, primarily a kingdom based on the land, lacked a fleet so they were unable to conquer…
From Persia to Nihon
A piece of wood, discovered in the 1960’s, had until now carried an indecipherable inscription but with infrared imagining they were revealed to contain the name of a Persian lecturer. The archaeological fragment carried Japanese characters but this find stands out in a shocking way since during this period Japan was still forming a national…
Tome of Trovius 