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The Persian Empire of the Achaimenid Dynasty
The Persian Empire was founded in 550/49 BC when Kyros II, a descendant of Achaimenes, overthrew his distant relative, Astyages, the king of the Median Empire. Read
By: Ann Anderson | 22/10/2006 | Education
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Alexander the Great
Alexander, the son of king Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias of Epeiros, was born in 356 BC. As a youth he displayed great intelligence and charisma. These abilities were honed by his tutor, Aristotle. Following the murder of his father in 336 (in which both he and his mother may have been implicated) Alexander succeeded to the throne of Macedonia. After ensuring the security of Greece and Macedonia he led his army into Asia Minor in an attempt to conquer the Persian Empire. Read
By: Ann Anderson | 15/10/2006 | College and University