Today's installment concludes Cyrus Begins the Persian Empire,our selection from A History of Greece by George Grote published in 1856. For works
Why Babylon Fell
Vast walls and deep ditches are an inestimable aid to a brave and well-commanded garrison; but they cannot be made entirely to supply the want of
Persia Versus Babylonia
Those who recollect the description of Babylon and its surrounding territory, will not be surprised to learn that the capture of it gave the Persian
Croesus of Lydia Defeated
Croesus asked the god Apollo through his priestesses at Delphi, whether it was his custom to deceive his benefactors, and whether he was not ashamed
Persian Versus Lydia
To ask advice of the oracle, before he took any final decision, was a step which no pious king would omit.Continuing Cyrus Begins the Persian
Persia’s First Conquests
That Cyrus was the first Persian conqueror, and that the space which he overran covered no less than fifty degrees of longitude, from the coast of
Cyrus Begins the Persian Empire
This series has seven» easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: After the Fall of Assyria.IntroductionThe defeat of the Assyrians at
Babylonia
Blogging Will Durant’s History of CivilizationNo one looking at the site of ancient Babylon today would suspect that these hot and dreary wastes along