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Persepolis photos
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. …Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs
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.Apadana, North Stairs …Perseus
Perseus (212-165 or 162): last king of ancient Macedonia, ruled 179-168.Relatives Perseus Father: Philip V Mother: Polycratia of Argos Wife: Laodice V (daughter of…Persian Gate (330 BCE)
Persian Gate: site along the Royal Road where, in the first days of 330 BCE, the Persian commander Ariobarzanes was defeated by Alexander the Great. …Persian Influence on Athenian politics
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 …Persian Influence on Greek Culture
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: …Pertinax
Publius Helvius Pertinax (126-193): Roman general and emperor. His reign marks the beginning of the "year of the five emperors". Pertinax Publius…Pertinax (2)
Pertinax Pertinax had retired to his country estate in Liguria.note[Historia Augusta, "Pertinax" 3.3.] Although he had started as a mere son…Lucius Pescennius Niger
Lucius Pescennius Niger (c.140-194): Roman general, emperor for a short while in 193-194. Pescennius Niger Lucius (or Gaius) Pescennius Niger was born…Pessinus (Ballihisar)
Pessinus: town in ancient Phrygia, famous for the cult of Cybele; modern Ballihisar. Pessinus, sanctuary Pessinus was situated along the ancient Royal…Quintus Petillius Cerialis
Quintus Petillius Cerialis: Roman general, son-in-law of the emperor Vespasian, suppressed the Batavian revolt (70). Portrait of a Roman man (80-100…Petra
Petra (Greek Πέτρα, "rock"): capital of the Nabataeans.History The "treasury" (in fact a tomb) Capital of the Nabataeans, created by a wadi;…