The Battle of Thermopylae Nov 14, 2009
Leonidas vs Xerxes I. The recent movie called "The 300" is a celebrated story of Spartan military prowess. (Suite101.com)
What is the Jewish Torah? Oct 25, 2009
Some academic analysis suggests that the texts were written no earlier than the time of the Persian Empire, as much as 1,000 years later than the Talmud has suggested. More contemporary analysis puts forth the hypothesis that the Torah is a compendium of independent writings that were compiled long after Moses death. (Suite101.com)
Technology Brings New Insights To One Of The Oldest Middle Eastern Languages Still Spoken Oct 17, 2009
They are part of the Persepolis Fortification Archive, an immense group of administrative documents written and compiled about 500 B.C. at Persepolis, one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Persian Empire ... The Persepolis texts have started to provide scholars with new knowledge about Imperial Aramaic, the dialect used for international communication and record-keeping in many parts of the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires, including parts of the administration at the imperial court of... (Science Daily)
Iran's nuclear crisis: Obama could play the human rights card Sep 26, 2009
In the Persian empire of antiquity, Cyrus the Great established a policy of religious tolerance. His attitude of acceptance is sometimes described as the first charter of human rights. (Christian Science Monitor)
* Lavish Greek burial site revives ancient mystery Aug 30, 2009
In a series of battles against the Persian Empire, he conquered much of the known world, reaching as far as India. After his death in 323BC, at the age of 32, Alexanders empire broke up in a series of wars by his successors that saw the murder of his mother, half brother, wife and both sons. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Leadership Traits of Cyrus the Grea... Aug 29, 2009
Cyrus II founded the Persian Empire through strong personal leadership that demonstrated boldness, innovation, toleration, efficient organization, and wisdom ... Identifying key leadership characteristics in the life of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire in the Ancient Near East, is one of many such examples ... Taken by complete surprise, fell and the Lydian kingdom was incorporated into the Persian Empire. (Suite101.com)
Executives Learn from Ancient Leaders Aug 25, 2009
Ancient history yields modern management lessons - ABC News. Ancient history yields modern management lessons. (ABC News -- Business)
History's leadership qualities still valid, new book says Aug 24, 2009
Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire, who united most of the ancient Middle East into a single state. Xenophon, a Greek scholar who stepped up in a time of crisis to take command of a despondent army of mercenaries stranded in the middle of a hostile Persian Empire. (USA Today -- Money)
Taliban Will Not Be Swayed to Our Side Jul 31, 2009
All Afghans, uneducated as most of them are, have one incontrovertible historical fact engraved in their DNA: They have defeated every empire that occupied Afghan land, from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes to the Persian Empire, India's Mughal Empire, to the British, Russian and American empires. On Jan. 13, 1842, a British army doctor reached a British sentry post at Jalalabad, the sole survivor of a 16,000-strong Anglo-Indian expeditionary force, allowed to escape to tell... (Newsmax)
Global Protests Demand End of Iran Abuses Jul 26, 2009
LONDON, July 25, 2009. Demonstrations Around the World Call for Release of Hundreds Detained During Post-Election Unrest. (CBS News)
Alexander the Great Conquers Persia Jun 28, 2009
Alexander the Great was only twenty years old when his father was assassinated in 336 BCE. After consolidating his power in Macedonia and putting down revolts in Greece, notably at Thebes, he turned his attention to the Persian Empire ... Persepolis, the spiritual center of the Persian Empire, was not as fortunate. (Suite101.com)
June 11 letters to the editor Jun 18, 2009
The origin of the wreath dates back to the ancient cultures of the Persian Empire. During that time, wreaths were believed to bea symbol of importance as well as success. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Catholic church's anti-abuse chief quits on eve of scathing report Jun 5, 2009
It commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago. 25 Nov 2007. (Yahoo News -- Catholic Church Abuse Scandal)
Iranian American Bar Association Panel June 10th to Discuss Persian Antiquities in Peril Jun 5, 2009
Most of these artifacts date back 2,500 years, to the earliest days of the Persian Empire. The plaintiffs cases are currently pending in federal court in Chicago and Boston. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Shatner is the one and only Captain Kirk May 2, 2009
When William Shatner came to the part, he said he channeled Alexander the Great a king of Macedonia, an undefeated military leader who conquered the Persian Empire. Theres that fitting arrogance again. (MSNBC -- News)
Oriental Institute takes Persian Empire into digital age May 1, 2009
The Oriental Institute is using modern technology to digitally record thousands of tablets that, when pieced together, will tell an unusually detailed story of the Persian Empire. These ancient tablets from the palaces of Persepolis include pieces of language and art from the center of the Persian Empire, all made when it extended from India and Central Asia to Egypt and the Mediterranean ... The tablets being digitized come from the Persepolis Fortification Archive, some 30,000 administrative... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
U.S. And Iranian Diplomats Break The Ice Apr 1, 2009
Of course we could go back further, say 2,500 years of continuous monarchy to Cyrus the Great and the Persian Empire. I think that may have preceded Mohamed, the US, UK and USSR.. (CBS News)
Obama's Afghan Spaghetti Western Mar 28, 2009
The best roads in Afghanistan are in the Herat region - because of Iranian investment; after all this used to be a very important satrapy of the Persian empire. The border at Eslam Qal'eh is only a 40-minute drive from Herat. (Asia Times Online)
Ancient Sardis in Asia Minor Mar 1, 2009
Sardis was taken and Lydia was incorporated into the Persian Empire. Sardis would become the capital of the Persian satrapy or province in Asia Minor, connected to the chief Persian cities by the famous , thus enhancing its commerce and trade. (Suite101.com)
Terror victims seeking Persian relics in court Feb 23, 2009
An Apadana stairway relief features Syrian tribute bearers at Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Persian empire, as photographed during the 1933 excavation season in Iran ... CHICAGO - The professor opens a cardboard box and gingerly picks up a few hunks of dried clay dust-baked relics that offer a glimpse into the long-lost world of the Persian empire that spanned a continent 2,500 years ago ... Together, the big picture is a scholar's dream: a window into Persepolis, the capital of the... (MSNBC -- International)
Ancient Roads of Persia and Rome Feb 13, 2009
Referring to the roads systems constructed by Cyrus the Great in the early days of the Persian Empire, Daniel Snell writes that, a fast messenger could travel sixteen hundred miles;in two weeks ... Begun by Cyrus during the first years of the Persian Empire, the Royal Road linked Susa, his capital, with Sardis in Asia Minor ... According to Snell, the connection to empire and road building was clear: ;the persistence of the Assyrian and Persian empires seems to owe something to the maintenance... (Suite101.com)
