Who Were The Satraps Of The Achaemenid Empire?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – They may not be often mentioned, but the Satraps played an essential role in ancient history. Satraps were governors of provinces of the Achaemenid Empire, and later its successors the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic Empire. Satraps had similar responsibilities to the vizier, who next after the Pharaoh was the […]
Ancient Inscriptions Of Babylonian King Nabonidus Discovered In Saudi Arabia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from the Saudi Heritage Commission have discovered fascinating rock inscriptions in the Hail region (northern Saudi Arabia) that depict the Babylonian King Nabonidus. The rock inscriptions date as far back as 540 B.C and provide further evidence there was a cultural link between Saudi Arabia and most of the […]
Achaemenid Empire Was The World’s Largest Ancient Empire
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com –The Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire) became the world’s largest empire thanks to Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius I, and Xerxes I. It was founded by Cyrus the Great, one of the most outstanding figures in human history. Croesus vanquished, standing in front of Cyrus. Edmund Ollier Publication date 1882 – […]
Mysterious Death Of Cambyses II – Natural, Suicide Or ᴀssᴀssination By Darius I The Great?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As the eldest son of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses II had an obligation to expand the Achaemenid Empire founded by his father. It was a duty he gladly undertook and successfully carried out. Nevertheless, at the end of his life, history shows Cambyses II’s power for glory and military success […]
Pharaoh Psamtik III’s ᴅᴇᴀᴅly Encounter With Cambyses II Of Persia Ended The 26th Dynasty Of Egypt
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Compᴀssion is not an emotion most ᴀssociate with ancient Egyptian Pharaohs who could be fearless, harsh, and ruthless rulers. History judges Pharaohs by looking back at their successes and failures. Still, one tends to forget that beneath the elaborate makeup and crown, the monarchs of ancient Egypt were flesh and blood […]