He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
But Cartledge also says Alexander was a great propagandist ... t understand Alexander if you don’t understand Darius, the last king of the Persian Empire.” Not for nothing is one of his ...
In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah ... Cartledge — author of “Alexander the Great” — agrees that Darius I was a formidable ruler, who tolerated other religions.
After becoming the King of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BCE, Alexander spent only two years in Europe. He defeated and ...
Fars’ deputy chief of cultural heritage has announced that 50 restoration projects are currently in progress across the ...
South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and ...
Darius III assembled a massive army, estimated to be between 100,000 and 250,000 strong, compared to Alexander the Great's ...