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- Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ... some 70 km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into...
6: ... be traced back to the [[13th century]], are now known as ''Takhti Jamshid'' ("the throne of Jamshid")...
12: ...a]], who reigned at the longest two years, or, if not his, then that of [[Darius III of Persia|Darius ...
14: Another small group of ruins in the same style is fou...
18: .... This accounts for the fact that the Greeks were not acquainted with the city until it was taken and ... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ... military commanders of the ancient world. He is known in some eastern traditions such as the [[Middle...
6: ...ived on in the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek peoples. Already during his lifetime, and...
9: ...] (''Alexander'' 3.1,3), Olympias was impregnated not by Philip, who was afraid of her and her affinit...
14: ...r was once thought to have been planned with the knowledge and possible involvement of Alexander or Ol...
16: ...ebes, which had pledged allegiance to Philip were not quick to pledge it to a 20-year-old boy. He imme... - Babylonia (8254 bytes)
7: ...d the strong Kingdom of Mari. But Mesopotamia had no clear boundaries, making it vulnerable to attack....
11: ...revolting at the slightest indication that it did not. However, the Assyrians always managed to resto...
15: ... all Persia, and was engaged in a campaign in the north of [[Mesopotamia]]. Meanwhile, Nabonidus had e...
17: ...for him in his absence. Gobryas was now made governor of the province of Babylon, and a few days after...
19: Cyrus now claimed to be the legitimate successor of the an... - Cities along the Silk Road (5982 bytes)
4: * [[Constantinople]] (now [[Istanbul]]), [[Turkey]]
27: ...''From Yazd, Iran to Turpan, China''' (See below: northern route along the Taklamakan desert)''':'''
59: '''The northern route along the [[Taklamakan Desert]] from...
136: * [[Hanoi]]
142: * no longer exist today or - Achaemenid dynasty (14622 bytes)
3: ...ia]], [[Pakistan]], [[Jordan]], [[Israel]], [[Lebanon]], [[Caucasia]], [[Central Asia]], [[Arabia]] an...
15: ...7;rayawuš'' "Who Holds Firm the Good", also known as ''Darayarahush'' or Darius the Great).
17: ...that [[oligarchy]] would divide them against one another, and democracy would bring about mob rule res...
19: ...ced to retract the limits of the empire to Asia Minor.
23: ... ancient cities of [[Persepolis]], [[Susa]] and [[Ecbatana]] (''Hagmatāna'' "City of Gatherings"). The... - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...n armies. By 320 BC the empire had fully occupied Northwestern India, defeating and conquering the [[s...
6: ...histan (region)|Balochistan]] and much of what is now [[Afghanistan]], including the modern [[Herat Pr...
10: ...on of the reign of social and political peace and non-violence across all of India. Ashoka sponsored t...
12: ...auryan rule in South Asia falls into the era of [[Northern Black Polished Ware]] (NBPW). The ''Arthash...
20: ...agupta Maurya (with the help of Chanakya, who was now his advisor) surprised and defeated the Macedoni...
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