Persian Empire
Usually disunited, the Greek city-states fought repeatedly together against the Persians, a monarchy and threat from the East.
- ANE Monarchs
- Afghanistan (12)
- Greek Battles (0)
- Medes (3)
- Persian Empire Articles (14)
- Persian Empire Geography (3)
Persepolis
Persepolis was an important city of ancient Persia (Iran).
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Babylonian king and the father of Nebuchadnezzar.
The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar
The Chaldean restorer of Babylonian independence, King Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562) was the most important king of the Second or Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great, an Achaemenid dynasty king, ruled the Persians.
Parthians as Intermediaries Between China and Rome in the Silk Trade
The Parthians served as intermediaries between the Chinese, growers of silkworms and producers of brocaded silk, and the Romans, manufacturers of gauzy silk at the end of the first century A.D.