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       The Persian civilization
       By: Clay Death Date: September 25, 2016, 11:19 pm
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       There was a time when ancient Persian civilization was in fact
       the most powerful empires in the world.1 Though only in power
       for a little over 200 years, the Persians conquered lands that
       covered over 2 million square miles. From the southern portions
       of Egypt to parts of Greece and then east to parts of India, the
       Persian Empire was known for its military strength and wise
       rulers. Now before you even start to contemplate the fact that
       they created such a vast empire just within a period of 200
       years, before 550 BC, Persian (or Persis as it was called back
       then) used to be divided in factions among a number of leaders.
       But then came King Cyrus II, who later on came to be known as
       Cyrus the great, came into power and unified the entire Persian
       Kingdom. Then he went on to conquer the ancient Babylon. In
       fact, his conquest is so rapid that by the end of 533 BC, he had
       already invaded India, far in the east. And even when Cyrus
       passed away, his bloodline continued the ruthless expansion and
       even duelled in now legendary battle with the brave Spartans. At
       its prime, ancient Persia ruled all over central Asia, much of
       Europe and Egypt. But it all changed when the legendary soldier
       of Macedon, Alexander the great, brought the whole Persian
       empire down to its knees and effectively ended the civilization
       in 530 BC.
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