The Achaemenid Empire the First Persian Empire is one of the greatest empires of antiquity. From its founding by Cyrus the Great, the Achaemenid dynasty includes such notables as Darius the Great and Xerxes the Great. The fifth century BC includes two of the most famous battles in all of history: the Battle of Marathon, when the Greeks repulsed the Persian invasion in 490 BC, and the Battle of Thermopylae of ten years later, when a coalition of Greeks led by the King of Sparta defeated Xerxes I.--This silver siglos circulated in Persia during the fifth century BC. The obverse shows a hero-king with a bow and a dagger; on the reverse is the incuse punch.
At the height of the dynasty in the early second century, Kushanas controlled a large territory ranging from the Aral Sea through areas that include present day Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan...
Volusian was co-emperor with his father Trebonianus Gallus. Trouble on the frontiers and their inability to win the confidence of the army brought about a successful revolt by the future emperor...
The fate of an emperor s spouse was ultimately tied to the fortunes of her husband, father-in-law and sons. With the capture of her father-in-law, Valerian, by the Persians, the army on the Rine...
Otacilia Severa was the empress of Rome and wife of the emperor Philip the Arab, who reigned over the Roman Empire from 244 to 249 CE. She was a member of the ancient noble Otacilia family, of...
