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Greeks and “Others”—the Persians

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1 Greeks and “Others”—the Persians
Greeks and “Others”—the Persians Persian Empire Persian Kings Persians as “Other” 6-Dec, 2007 Murder of Agamemnon Csapo Context of Ancient Drama, plate 2a Darius I Herodotus CLA77, Andrew Scholtz

2 CLA77, Andrew Scholtz

3 Persian Kings Cyrus I (“the Great”) r. 550–530 Cambyses II r. 530–522
Persian Kings Cyrus I (“the Great”) r. 550–530 independence from Medes Persian empire Cambyses II r. 530–522 conq’d Egypt Darius I (“The Great”) r 490: Marathon Xerxes r. 486–465 480: Thermopylae, Salamis CLA77, Andrew Scholtz

4 Darius I (“the Great”) Persepolis CLA77, Andrew Scholtz


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