TSDK No. 47. Postcards from the Ancient World
Xenophon takes a trip
Frieze from the palace of Tiglath Pilezer in Nimrud, today in the British Museum. Xenophon may have seen this in his wanderings across Asia.
In 401BC, the Persian prince Cyrus revolted against his brother Artaxerxes, ruler of the ancient Iranian empire. Alas for Cyrus, his rebellion was short lived and his army was defeated in battle outside Babylon. Thi…
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