Persians: Achaemenid Dynasty - Forgotten Kingdoms

Persians: Achaemenid Dynasty - Forgotten Kingdoms Book Description At a time when the Medes gave the kingdom to the Achaemenids, new calculations and new strategies were put on the agenda for the growth of the kingdom. After a series of intra-palace intrigues, the Achaemenids, who adopted Zoroastrian principles as the official religion in the Iranian region, made exemplary moves to abolish slavery. One of these examples started with the release of the Jewish captives enslaved by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II. The siege of Babylon was mentioned in the inscriptions with dramatic expressions. After the city was besieged by the Persians, the slaves were freed and the Marduk statues taken by other city kingdoms were brought back to the Esegila temple. We see that the Persians, who expanded their borders in a short time with very fast and rapid wars, later waged a series of wars against the Greek city-states. The emergence of the Persians also became a nightmare for the Greek city-states. The empire was wiped out from history by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. In this work, Ali Narçın confronts his readers about the Persians. The expressions in the work have been prepared in a completely simplified manner. We believe that this work will be remembered as a short, concise and enlightening study about the Persians. (From the Promotional Bulletin)