Ancient Persia

On This Day in History: Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus on May 22, 334 B.C.

Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus on May 22, 334 B.C

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Alexander the Great’s letter to Persian King Darius

Various sources reference that Alexander the Great considered himself a Macedonian Greek representing all Greeks. In a letter to Persian…

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Alexander the Great’s letter to Persian King Darius

Various sources reference that Alexander the Great considered himself a Macedonian Greek representing all Greeks. In a letter to Persian…

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Did the Persians attempt to destroy Greek democracy?

Did the Persians attempt to destroy Greek democracy? From around 550 BCE to the age of Alexander the Great in…

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