#Xerxes

The Gate of All Nations in Persepolis, Iran was built under the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (518-465 BC). All visitors to the royal palaces of Persepolis had to pass through
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My dude we all know what happened at Thermopylae. It is not a historical mystery. Xerxes stomped down the Greek forces, overran Boeotia, and then took Athens. Sorry if that
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The 2500-year-old gate of #Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of ancient Persians. Near #Shiraz-#Iran. #Xerxes was there! 2x 3x 4xAdding to this thread 5xAdding to this threadGate of #Persepolis, the
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In -480, Spartans fought against persians in the famous battle of ThermopylaeWe all know the movie but what about the real story ?Let's dive into itThread Our story start in
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Well they did a good job of distilling all of the worst takes about that war into one article I guess. Some highlights:"Had this happened, there might have been no...
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i sometimes think about that scene in that movie 300 where xerxes is talking to leonidas and threatens to erase sparta from memory and that it would be like it
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Book of Esther: The Power of Social Capital Your dreams will happen through the conduit of your social capital @greaterbayo @oyelereatoyebi @emmanuelfalude @oluwole_dada A Thread How decisions are made in
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[QUICK THREAD: XERXES, RIKSH, AND THE BIG DIPPER]1/10This brilliant thread by Crystal speaks of the word for dog in a tongue that went extinct more than 3,800 years ago. Do
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The myth of Thermopylai and the Greek resistance is built on some... strange ideas about the Persians and their armies.Don't worry though, @reeshistory and I are here to clear some
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2499 years ago, approximately #OTD, the pass at Thermopylai in Central Greece became the site of one of the most famous land battles in history.You've probably heard a bunch of
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2,499 years ago, approximately #OTD, the straits between the Greek mainland and the island of Salamis became the site of one of the most famous naval battles in history.Have you
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2,499 years ago, approximately #OTD, a more interesting battle took place off the coast of Thermopylai - the naval battle of Artemision. Unlike Thermopylai, this one actually mattered.It is not
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Something has been troubling me ever since Ubisoft has released the Templar Order Lore video narrated by Darby McDevitt. I remember @MlleBellec asking a question whether Cult of Kosmos was
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Interested in more high-brow commentary like this?! Join me for #ClassicsTwitterMovie today at 2pm EST to discuss all things 300! #CLAS2500 https://twitter.com/vicky_austen/status/1319370594505293824 Just before we kick off with #ClassicsTw
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𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢-𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: Réhabiliter le film 300 (2006).300 n'est pas: un film réaliste ni un documentaire historique. Si vous voulez savoir ce qu'est un Perse au 5è siècle, passez votre chemin.300 est:
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Several people told @reeshistory and me that "The 300 Spartans" is a better movie than "300" and we should watch that instead.Really, though?Let's see how it do. #HATM "A turning
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