Alexander the Great

17 06, 2017

Egyptian hieroglyphs – Invention of Writing

By |2019-08-13T23:48:42-07:00June 17th, 2017|Africa, Egypt, Literature|Comments Off on Egyptian hieroglyphs – Invention of Writing

Some of the earliest known Egyptian hieroglyphs (Abydos, ca. 3200 BC) Keeping records Soon after the Egyptian kings united Egypt into one country, about 3200 BC, they needed government officials [...]

31 05, 2017

Sogdians and the Silk Road – Central Asia

By |2019-04-07T07:32:31-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Sogdians and the Silk Road – Central Asia

Gold coin from Sogdiana in the Hellenistic period The Sogdians meet Alexander Then in 328 or 327 BC the Macedonian conqueror Alexander conquered the Sogdians. Earlier Sogdian history Alexander the Great [...]

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