Compare And Contrast Cyrus The Great And Persian War

The Greco-Persian War and the Great Peloponnesian War had many similar and different causes; Athens violated treaties and interfered with the economy while offending their adversaries’ politics.

Cyrus the Great and King Ashoka were successful rulers because they both developed laws to protect their kingdom, valued their citizen’s rights and religions, and had a strong military. While they both had a thriving empire, they developed them in different ways. In order to be a good ruler, he must be liked by your subjects. Cyrus the Great as well as King Ashoka had strong leadership skills that enabled them to lead their people with confidence and power. They both wanted their kingdom to grow continuously. Historians today often refer to Cyrus the Great and King Ashoka as the most powerful rulers of their time.

The Persian War had a great impact on Greek society, particularly allowing them to become united during and after the Persian War. The Greek city-states that used to fight amongst themselves had now became united under one common threat allowing ideas to flow more freely than they had before. This unification lasted long after the Persian threat had subsided but the impact that unification had, was undeniable allowing advances in government, philosophy, art, theater, and architecture. In fact, the advances the Ancient Greeks made during the Classical period still impact lives today.

Alexander the Great, he is one the most glorified and historically significant leaders within history. Unique, the one word that could be used to describe the details and importance of his life. Unlike his predecessors that came before him, what sets him apart has to be how he rose to power and how he used that power. And even though he only lived until the age of 33, he accomplished what those that came before him failed to do so. The topics to be discussed are how he rose to power and what he managed to accomplish through military strategies and his cultural influence on the Persian Empire.

Cyrus, typically known as Cyrus the Great, was the king of the Persians that lived from 576 to 530 B.C. He became the king of the Persians in 559 B.C. and reigned until 530 B.C. During this time, people were fighting for power and control of the Fertile Crescent and of Asia Minor. Cyrus was mainly known for his large respect and tolerance to other religions and his highly peaceful actions to people he conquered. He was also known for being one of the few people able to control and hold control one of the biggest empires, even after death.

Cyrus II the Great is credited as the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus II reigned from 558-530 B.C.E. Cyrus II took control of the weakened Assyrian and Babylonian empires through his powerful, strategic military. Under Cyrus II’s rule, the empire’s military expanded and conquered most of Asia and parts of Europe creating the largest empire in the world during this time period. Cyrus II led his kingdom by respecting the religions and customs of the people he conquered. Cyrus II was successful in molding a centralized administration and creating a stable, working government. His achievements involving military strategy, politics, and human rights impacted and influenced not only the Achaemenid Empire but both Western and Eastern Civilizations. Cyrus II fell wounded while protecting the northeastern border of his empire from raiders ending his reign.

The beginning of the Persian Empire is accredited to the wise guidance of a man known as Cyrus the Great. Cyrus was a bright and influential Persian king whose approach for expanding the Persian Empire was to conquer nearing lands with the goal of uniting them into one vast empire. With his dexterous guidance and a solid military, Cyrus succeeded in fashioning a massive empire that lasted for more than two hundred years. The strong roots and influences brought to the Persian Empire by Cyrus gave the emperors after him much power, like Darius I, who continued to enlarge the Empire. In the year 550 Cyrus the Great took power over the land of Media. As he began to create a strong government he elected both Median and Persian nobles as civilian officials. After conquering Media’s people states throughout Anatolia soon fell under his reign. He then even conquered lands in the area known as the Fertile Crescent. After this the Persian Empire was enormous. Cyrus implemented a rule of toleration toward all his conquered

King Cyrus began the Persian Empire. He began as a tribal leader and proceeded to overthrow the overlord who ruled the area. He is the leader who conquered the most of the Persian empire's land. His empire extended from Anatolia to the Indus River. Cyrus is known as a great conqueror. Cyrus was the leader of one of several powers in the middle east rapidly absorbing the pieces of the recently collapsed Assyrian Empire. After declaring independence and then quickly absorbing the Medes, Cyrus went on to conquer Asia Minor (Turkey) including the conquest of the Asiatic Greeks on the western coast of Turkey. Cyrus then turned back towards the middle east and conquered Babylon. He was killed in battle fighting against

There were several differences and similarities within the Persian Empire that emerged under Cyrus the great and earlier Mesopotamian Empires. Not all empires flourished as well as Cyrus the great’s did due to his moral virtues and way of ruling. One king by the name of Tiglath had some similar values but his empire did not prosper in such ways as Cyrus’s. Not only were there differences and similarities between these different Empires but there were also different ways that Cyrus and his successors coopt earlier religious, political, and social traditions and i'll give several examples of them within this essay.

From about the time of the Persian invasion until the Battle of Leuctra, Sparta was viewed as the powerhouse of the Greek city-states. There were numerous reasons behind their success, but there are few that stand out as the most prevalent. Spartan boys are born to be warriors, they are sent to the Agoge at the age of seven and forced to abide by the Laws set by Lycurgus the Lawgiver. Spartan men never had to worry about chores or any work that was done in the kleroi, allowing more time and focus to be dedicated towards militaristic training. The Spartan army had the ability to call upon the Perioikoi and Helots if need be as extra warriors, which became a significant advantage at time. These reasons, along with

Who/What: The Persian war was a war between Persia and Greece That was led by King Darius I

The author, Ernle Bradford, expresses his view and also other scholar’s views about the Greco-Persians wars. Bradford researched a lot of bibliography to gather enough information for in-depth explanation about the Persians and Greeks. Bradford brought back events from the classical age because he believes that they were fading out. The book was “pro-Athenian bias” because of how much the Persians took over, but the Athenian inspired Europe through the Classical Ages and the Spartans inspirited value and morals among the people. Thermopylae was a major turning point in the Persians Wars because it shows how much Greeks latched on to what they believed in.

Cyrus the Great founded the Persian Empire. A brilliant and powerful man, he enlarged his kingdom by conquering nearby lands. Yet, the strategy used by Cyrus, united the people. Refusing to enslave his new subjects, he embraced their culture and religions. Essentially, through his compassion and tolerance for others, he created the largest empire ever known. Yet, as much as Cyrus offered to the people, he received much more in return. Harnessing the best and most advanced ideas from each culture, Cyrus was able to attain engineering feats, never witnessed before.

336 B.C- 20 year old Alexander is crowned king of a newly built empire. The son of Phillip of Macedonia, he is expected to lead a great life, as a conqueror and politician. Trained by Aristotle, his battle tactics are honed down to that of an expert, and he is to become one of the greatest strategists the world has ever seen. It took 20 years for his father to unite the Greek city-states, with different governments and beliefs, but finally, Phillips dream empire is built (Greenblatt and Lemmo 193-194). But even with Alexander’s big empire, he is still far from a great man, also regarding his strategy and influence. It is because of his brutality to the people he encountered and conquered, of his greed and power-hunger, of which drove him to

The Education of Cyrus is Xenophon’s account of the development and ascendency of Cyrus, a young boy who soon become King of Persia, and also a depiction of Persia and her people. Aristotle’s Politics, on the other hand, is a philosophical work, aimed at dissecting the “political life” and determining how human beings should organize themselves politically. Yet, at their core, both books are respectfully critical of the political life. The following will assess two apparent paradoxes that appear to plague the political life: 1) with respect to Cyrus, the balancing of the noble and the good and 2) with respect to Aristotle, the struggle between broad political participation and a virtuous government.