Greek City Times13d
Battle of Issus in 333 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius III, which brought the first Persian Empire down
November 12, 333 BC. The second triumph of M. Alexander over the Persians, after Granikos, in the Battle of Issus. This time, his opponent was their king himself, Darius III, who panicked and fled in ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs28d
Ancient purple fabric found in Vergina tomb may be Alexander the Great's sacred tunic
Alexander the Great adopted this garment after his victory over Darius III in the Battle ... Great's role as Pharaoh of Egypt, King of Greece, and Emperor of Persia, highlighting the undying ...
Greek Reporter9d
The Ancient Greek Treasures Housed in Paris Museums
Ancient Greek statues and artistic treasures housed in Paris museums depict the Greeks' influence on the entire European continent.
Ghanaweb.com23d
Akua Donkor, the Indefatigable Pan-Africanist: ‘The valiant never taste of death but once’
To buttress his point, Herodotus aptly told the story about the Persian king Darius. The king, according to Herodotus, summoned several Greeks and asked them how much money they would take in ...
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Darius in the Shadow of Alexander
King Darius III, last of the Achaemenid kings of Persia, owes his three years of fame to his conqueror, Alexander the Great. He lost the great Battle of Issus in November 333 BC in a campaign that ...
Greek Reporter13d
The Battles of Ancient Greece That Shaped Western Civilization
Battle of Issus (333 BC) Alexander the Great achieved a decisive victory over the Persian King Darius III, further expanding his empire and securing his hold over Asia Minor. It was the second great ...
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Ride tracker: How animals, wheels, trade steered the history of the road
By the 5th century BCE, the Persian king Darius 1 had built the Royal Road, a dramatic 2,400-km highway that linked Sardis in the west of the empire to Susa, the capital. He had snatched the throne, ...