Persepolis (Old Persian Pârsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid): Greek name of one of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by king Darius the Great (r.522-486 BCE). There were several satellite sites, Naqš-e Rustam and Takht-e Rustam.
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The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article describes several aspects of Persia's influence on Greece.Politics
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The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article describes several aspects of Persia's influence on Greece.Introduction
The first part of this article is not to read, but to look at:
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Lucius Flavius Philostratus (c.170-c.247): one of the leading sophists or orators of his day, spent some years at the Roman imperial court, author of a Lives of the Sophists and an intriguing Life of Apollonius of Tyana.Philostrati
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Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.The summaries of the eight books were - with permission - copied from J.J. Flinterman,…
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, the Athenian author Philostratus, a sophist who lived from c.170…
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, Athenian author Philostratus (a sophist who lived from c.170 to…
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, Athenian author Philostratus (a sophist who lived from c.170 to…
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, Athenian author Philostratus (a sophist who lived from c.170 to…
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, Athenian author Philostratus (a sophist who lived from c.170 to…
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, Athenian author Philostratus (a sophist who lived from c.170 to…
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, Athenian author Philostratus (a sophist who lived from c.170 to…