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Showing posts with label Persia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Persia. Show all posts
Friday, December 4, 2020

The Inspiration behind Gift of the Gods Fire and Ash by Thomas J. Berry

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 Five men and women in Ancient Greece are set on a dangerous journey of self-discovery during the bitter conflict of the Peloponnesian War. ...
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

After 300: The Posthumous Vengeance of King Leonidas of Sparta

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Ancient Origins After 300: The Posthumous Vengeance of King Leonidas of Sparta  Mythologically descended from the hero Herakles, the ...
Sunday, April 16, 2017

1,400-Year-Old Coins are the Forgotten Remnants of a Terrifying Siege on Jerusalem

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Ancient Origins Israeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of a hoard of rare Byzantine bronze coins from a site dating back t...
Monday, April 10, 2017

Where Did It Begin? Gathering Place for the Battle of Salamis is Found

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Ancient Origins Archaeologists think they have found where the Greek fleet gathered before the 480 BC Battle of Salamis, fought between...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

History Trivia - First Crusaders arrive in Antioch

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October 20  480 BC The Greeks defeated the Persians in a naval battle at Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marke...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Plataea. - Persian forces routed

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August 27  550 BC Confucius, famous wise man of China is believed to have been born around this date. 479 BC Greco-Persian Wars: P...
Sunday, August 9, 2015

History Trivia - Leonidas and his Spartan army defeated at Thermopylae

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August 9  480 BC The Persian army defeated Leonidas and his Spartan army at Thermopylae, Persia. 48 BC – Caesar's civil war: B...
Monday, October 20, 2014

History Trivia - The Greeks defeated the Persians at Salamis

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October 20 480 BC The Greeks defeated the Persians in a naval battle at Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked th...
Friday, October 17, 2014

History Trivia - Battle at Tours: Charles Martel victorious

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October 17 539 BC King Cyrus The Great of Persia marched into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

History Trivia -Greeks defeat the Persians in the greatest of ancient naval battles, at Salamis

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Sept 23  480 BC The Greeks defeated the Persians in the greatest of ancient naval battles, at Salamis, avenging the destruction of Athen...