Topic 1 – Session 4 – Big Civilization
The first superpower in history was Persia. After conquering Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the eastern Mediterranean countries, it had a choice. It could expand south to Arabia, southeast to India, or north to the barbarian central Asia. To the east, China beckoned. It rejected all of these choices and sent its armies west.
Outline
Course Big Civilization
Session 4 Persia Versus West
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Further Information
From History Moments Library
| YEAR BC | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 600 | Cyrus Begins the Persian Empire | George Grote |
| 490 | The Battle of Marathon | Sir Edward Creasy |
| 480 | The Battle of Thermopylae | Herodotus |
| 331 | The Battle of Gaugamela | Sir Edward Creasy |
| 322 | Alexander the Great Reduces Tyre | Oliver Goldsmith |
| 240 AD | Reign of Persia’s King Sapor I | George Rawlinson |
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
From Elsewhere
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Achaemenid Empire Darius the Great Seleucid Empire Sasanian Empire Parthia
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