Essays Tagged: "Persian Empire"

Life of Alexander the Great. From birth to death, this essay covers it all. Many little known facts Did you know that Alexander the Great was gay? Even has a works cited!

exander The GreatAlexander became a new king of Macedonia on an unsteady throne able to conquer the Persian Empire, and was one of the greatest military geniuses this world has ever seen. He ventured ... ch other their entire lives (Alexander pg. 1-2).It was the middle of the fourth century BC when The Persian Empire was the largest and greatest empire the world had ever seen. It stretched from Asia M ...

(7 pages) 353 4 2.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

"Battle of Marathon" This essay talks about the great Battle of Marathon during the Persian Wars in ancient Greece 490 BCE

Battle of Marathon was a brief but important event in the war between the Greek city-states and The Persian Empire. The results of the battle had unforeseen effects on Athens and the future of Western ... th of that fateful event.The revolts of a few Greek cities of Ionia were what initially sparked the Persians interest in Athens, Attica and the Peloponnese. When Athens sent a small fleet in support o ...

(6 pages) 106 0 4.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Alexander the Great's life and accomplishments.

zing military campaign by guiding an army consisting of Greeks and Macedonians fighting against the Persian empire with the goal of taking revenge on Greece in order top fulfill his father's dream. Th ...

(3 pages) 81 0 3.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Greece-Persia wars.

In the 5th century BC the vast Persian Empire attempted to conquer Greece. If the Persians had succeeded, they would have set up lo ... nd themselves against Persia's overwhelming strength. The struggle, known in Western history as the Persian Wars, or Greco-Persian Wars, lasted 20 years--from 499 to 479 BC.Persia already numbered amo ... s conquests the Greek cities of Ionia in Asia Minor, where Greek civilization first flourished. The Persian Wars began when some of these cities revolted against Darius I, Persia's king, in 499 BC.Ath ...

(3 pages) 55 0 2.3 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Alexander The Great.

Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire, andone of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Even at an early age, Alexand ... s next attempt was to defeat Persia. He could never be the dominantforce in his area as long as the Persian ruler Darius was still living. After beating Persiathe second and final time in 332, Darius, ... normous treasureswas soon conquered. Then, in midwinter, Alexander forced his way to Persepolis, thePersian capital. After plundering the royal treasuries and taking other rich booty, heburned the cit ...

(3 pages) 205 5 4.1 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Q - Does Alexander the Great deserve to be called 'the Great'?

the criteria of a great person. The small young boy, who, although outnumbered, captured the mighty Persian Empire, was more than an average person. He may not have been the perfect man, and some may ... was a man of achievement. He had known from his childhood that his ultimate goal was to revenge the Persians for their devastation of Greece 150 years prior. And this would drive him in his campaigns. ...

(6 pages) 88 0 3.3 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Persian war.

The consolidation of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great in the sixth century B.C. had a major threat to the fledgling s ... as to shape the entire future of the region. For the Greeks, it was a question of survival; for the Persians, on the other hand, occupation of Greece was simply part of their imperial plan. Nonetheles ... resulted in a separation between Greece and the Near East after centuries of interaction.The First Persian War in 490 B.C. was brief. Intending to punish Athens for its participation in a raid in Asi ...

(1 pages) 56 2 3.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Why did sparta not manage to get control over a large part of the greek world that athens did?

traight forward. The unique Greek mentality towards warfare, the superior Athenian navy, the mighty Persian Empire, basic geography, key individuals and natural disasters were all to play a part. Rath ... w alliance with Athens. They then became the natural and popular choice for the leaders against the Persians, in what was named the Delean League (478/7BC).The Spartan reaction to this worrying challe ...

(9 pages) 68 0 3.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Assess Darius 1 as a Persian King

When assessing Darius as a Persian King there are four main categories that we can assess him in:AdministrationConstructionMili ... :AdministrationConstructionMilitaryImageAdministrationDarius's most significant contribution to the Persian Empire was the refinement of administration. While Cyrus created an effective administrative ... s said "Darius perfected it". The system of administration that Darius used was followed by all the Persian Kings until its collapse. The key to Cyrus's empire was that instead of conquering his neigh ...

(5 pages) 32 1 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Outline Darius 1 rise to power.

de by Bardiya which in turn in accordance with Herodotus put him in favour with the majority of the Persian Empire. No one in the entire Persian Empire realized that Bardiya was an imposter, until Ota ...

(2 pages) 32 0 2.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Chapter 4 in The World Civilizations--outline. Be sure to read the Chapter!

Alexander ZubarevChapter IV outline.The Persians were developing in the Middle East, while Greeks were developing in Europe. After the Greek ... while Greeks were developing in Europe. After the Greek decline, the Romans would take control. The Persians developed a religion (Zoroastrianism), and advanced iron working. The book covers Persian e ... , and advanced iron working. The book covers Persian empire very briefly, for some reason.While the Persian Empire steadily developed, Greece was slowly gathering strength. From 800 to 600 B.C, strong ...

(5 pages) 73 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Hamadan

e known as Ecbatana, was the capital city of the Medes. After an alliance between the Medes and the Persians, the city was renamed to Hagmatana and became the first capital of the Persian Empire.Unfor ...

(3 pages) 24 0 3.8 Jun/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Account for the victory of the Greeks in the Persian invasions of 490B.C - 480B.C

military state of Greece. They achieved this status by outnumbering the power and resources of the Persian Empire, in a number of successful victories, and driving the Persians out of Ionia and other ... over the wars. There were a number of factors which contributed to the victory of the Greeks in the Persian invasions, which included their various strategies of geographical knowledge, superior leade ...

(9 pages) 64 1 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Alexander the great web quest: Alexander's successes

lf most worthy by stripping Darius III of all of his power, and rule. With this victory, all of the Persian Empire fell to Greece's power. Alexander's power.In his childhood, his father king Phillip t ... his conquest achievements he conquered what once was the biggest threat and problem of Greece: the Persian Empire. His successes made him the most prominently displayed leader of Greece. His power ex ...

(2 pages) 57 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Battle of Salamis

al battle recorded in the history. There were a series of conflicts between the Greek world and the Persian Empire that started about 500 BC and continued until 448 BC. The Battle of Salamis was one o ... he essay is to give information about the Battle of Salamis by the aspect of Persia.The Xerxes, the Persian king, wanted to conquer all of Europe. The Battle of Salamis was one part of this desire. Fo ...

(4 pages) 35 1 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

The Peloponnesian Wars.

BC. After a coalition of Greek states thwarted an attempted invasion of the Greek peninsula by the Persian empire, several of those states formed the Delian league in 478 BC in order to create and fu ... Delian league in 478 BC in order to create and fund a standing navy which could be used against the Persians in areas under their control. Athens, the largest member of the league and the major Greek ...

(4 pages) 70 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Ancient Rome leading to Developing Europe.

hile he was still young and very determined was a timely event that contributed to his success. The Persian Empire, being weak when Alexander decided to conquer it, helped lead to his success in the d ...

(4 pages) 47 0 4.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Alexander the Great

xander the Great does deserve to be called great because he fits this description. He also beat the Persian Empire, improved the economy, and was respected because he was a good military leader. Alexa ... day.One of the biggest reasons why Alexander should be called great is that he destroyed the mighty Persian Empire with ruthless aggression. He was immovable and didn't even blink after Darius's peace ...

(2 pages) 23 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Alexander the Great

ure - along with the rest of the Greek city states - before he could set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire, in revenge for Persia's earlier attempts to conquer Greece.Against overwhelming odds ... rlier attempts to conquer Greece.Against overwhelming odds, he led his army to victories across the Persianterritories of Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt without incurring a single defeat. With his greate ...

(2 pages) 16 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Aristotle: His Messages of Virtue and Moderation in Politics

ededhis father, consolidated the conquest of the Greek city-states, andlaunched the invasion of the Persian Empire. It was in thisenvironment that Aristotle's' views and ideas of politics developed.As ...

(6 pages) 107 0 3.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies