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229 matches to Persian Wars
Persian Wars. 490-479BC. Greek city-states repel Persian invasion.
Achaemenids. c550-330BC. Persian dynasty founded by Cyrus II.
Anvari. 1126-1189. Persian poet.
Armenia. 9C BC Vannic kingdom. 8C BC Persians, Assyrians, Armenians settle. 521BC Persian. 331BC Alexander...Seleucid. 298 Rome. 387 Persia/Byzantine. 7C Moslem. 885 Independent kingdom. 1071 Seljuk. 13C Mongol. 1405 Ottoman/Persian. 1514 Ottoman. 1918 Independent. 1920 Russia/Turkey. 1990 Independent. CIS.
Cambyses II. -522BC. Persian conquerer of Egypt, 525BC.
Cimon. c510-451BC. Athenian hero of Persian Wars.
Cyrus. -529BC. Founded Persian Empire 550-. Defeated Babylonia 539BC. Freed Jews.
Darius I. 550-486BC. Persian King 522-. Defeated by the Greeks at Marathon after expanding empire. Great builder and administrator.
Darius II. Persian King, 423-404BC. Allied with Sparta vs Athens. Lost Egypt.
Darius III. Last Persian King, 335-330BC. Beaten by Alexander the Great.
Delhi. 1192 Moslems build. 1638 Mogul capital. 1739 Persians sack, take Peacock Throne. 1803 Britain.
Esther. Old Testament Persian Queen. Saved Jews from extinction.
Firdusi. c930-c1020. Persian epic poet. Book of Kings 1010.
Georgia. 6C BC Achaemenid. 4C BC Alexander. 65BC Rome. 330 Christian. 4-5C Sassanids, Byzantine dispute. 6C Sass. 7C Moslem. 8C 2 Kingdoms. c1000 United. 1220 Mongol(E). 14C United. 15C Turk/Persian. 1801 Russia. 1918 Independent. 1921 Soviet Republic. 1991 Independent. CIS.
Ghazan, Mahmud. 1271-1304. Mongol Persian ruler 1295-. Made Islam state religion.
Hafez. 1325-89. Persian poet. Divan 1369. Now, anyone who has memorized the Koran.
India. North: c2500BC Indus valley civilization. c2000BC Aryans invade. 6C Achaemenid. 5C Persia. 326 Alexander(NW). c300 Maurya Empire. 2C BC Greek, Parthian, Kushan invade. 1C AD Kushan. c320 Gupta Empire. 6C Divided. 5-15C Huns, Arabs, Persians invade 12C Moslem. 1526 Mogul. South: 3000BC Dravidian civilization. 12-13C Rashtrakutas, Cholas. 14C Moslem inv. 15C Vijayanagar Empire. 1498 daGama discovers sea route. 18C British East India Co. 1858 British Empire. 1947 Independent. 1950 Republic.
Issus, Battle. 333BC. Alexander the Great defeats Persians under Darius III.
Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi. 1207-73. Persian Sufi poet. Founded Whirling Dervishes. Spiritual Couplets.
Khedive. Persian title = Lord.
Khwarizimi, Al-. c780-850. Persian discoverer of algebra c810. Introduced Arabic numerals.
Leonidas. King of Sparta. Killed resisting Persians at Thermopylae, 480BC.
Magi. Persian priest caste. Caspar, Melchior, Belthazar bore gifts to Jesus.
Mandaeanism. Persian Gnostic sect revering John the Baptist. Fertility worship.
Manichaeism. 240-6C. Dualist ascetic Persian religion founded by Mani (-274) combining Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity. Man’s spirit is good, body is evil. Albigens, Cathars, Paulician.