Ancient Persian

Considerada como el enfrentamiento militar más importante y crucial de la antigüedad, las consecuencias nacidas tras este emocionante episodio histórico marcaron el rumbo definitivo no sólo de Grecia y Persia, sino de todo el mundo occidental. Ambas naciones, a la sazón las dos naciones más grandes de la época, se enfrascaron en una guerra colosal que empezó en el siglo V antes de Cristo, que duró más de 60 años, y que concluyó con la derrota de quien menos se esperaba: Persia.

The Achaemenid dynasty ruled Persia from 553-330 BC. Cyrus II "The Great" was the leader of the Pasargadae tribe who revolted against the Median Empire and in 550 BC defeated them. His son and successor Cambyses II (529-522 BCE) added Egypt to the Persian Empire. Darius I "the Great" added the Indus Valley to the empire and built the city of Persepolis.

Though Nepos largely focused on the Greco-Romans in his writings, some men accomplished so much he was willing to break this rule. Datames was a commander of armies, man of the kings of Persia and Egypt, and outwitter of plots. Follow his intricate and exciting life as he attempts to outpace the powerful men around him.