In many costume dramas, we can see "Persians" visiting the Central Plains. They are full of mystery, and their faces and dresses have a strong exotic style. So what kind of country was the Persian Empire in history? Interested readers can follow the fun history editor to read down.
In the seventh century BC, the Persians were still ruled by the Assyrian Empire. At the end of the seventh century BC, the Medes, Lydia, and Neo-Babylons jointly destroyed the Assyrian Empire and divided up the territory, among which the Medes Kingdom acquired the Persian Plateau. In 553 BC, Cyrus II led the Persian uprising against the rule of the Medes. Three years later, Cyrus II destroyed the Kingdom of Medes and formally established the Persian Empire.
Cyrus II was the founder of the Achaemenid Dynasty. He single-handedly eliminated Assyria, Babylon, and other kingdoms, and laid a strong foundation for the rise of the Persian Empire. Although the capital is more than 2,000 years old, from the tomb of Cyrus the Great in the ruins of Pasargadae and the ruins of its private palace, we can also get a glimpse of the once-powerful Persian Empire.
The powerful Persian Empire will inevitably have wars with other countries in order to expand its territory, and Greece is naturally one of them. During the reign of "Xerxes", he and his father both launched wars against Greece. The densely packed Persian ships on the Aegean Sea and the huge army after landing on the coast made the Greek army feel terrified. To know how powerful the Persian Empire was during this period, we can feel it from Persepolis, the capital of this period.
There is a symbolic building in Persepolis, which is the "Gate of All Nations". As the name suggests, this building was built to accept the worship of all nations. Whenever the envoys of the countries ruled by the Persian Empire came to Persia to worship, they had to pass through this tall and majestic building. the gate. In addition to Persepolis, Susa, the richest capital city in the world at that time, was also the richest city in the Persian Empire. This city was designed by architects from Babylon and Media, and the building materials came from India and Lebanon. Gold comes from Lydia and Bactria, ivory comes from Africa, and silver and precious stones come from more distant countries. The most terrifying thing is that these places were once under the rule of the Persian Empire. powerful.
The mighty Persian Empire once captured the Acropolis of Athens. Although Xerxes failed to invade the Greek castle, it finally ended. Until the rise of the Macedonian boy "Alexander", the Persian Empire, a powerful country for a while, could not resist the Macedonian army's iron cavalry. To decline. But even so, Persia in history is much stronger than we imagined.
