In general, the Greek sources present a very different story of his reign, which saw the creation of the Achaemenid Persian Empire ... the version of Cyrus in the Bible as a liberator.

The Ionian Revolt constituted the first major conflict between Greece and the Persian Empire, and as such, represents the first phase of the Greco-Persian Wars. In 498 BC, supported by troops from ...

It was most likely on August 7th of 480 BC that one of the most decisive battles ever recorded in Greek history, the Battle of Thermopylae, took place against the Persian Empire. This battle, which ...

The work itself is based on elements from The Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), an epic poem by Persian poet Ferdowsi that presents the history of the Persian Empire and encapsulates the ethno-national ...