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Who were the Persians? Persian Empire – Iran – history
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Who were the Persians? Persian Empire – Iran – history

West Asia

14 09, 2017

Who were the Persians? Persian Empire – Iran – history

By Karen Carr|2020-10-29T06:53:39-07:00September 14th, 2017|West Asia|8 Comments

The Persians came from the Central Asian steppe The Persians and the Medes Around 1200 BC, some Indo-European people from Central Asia moved south into West Asia. These people were [...]

Battle of Marathon – First Persian War
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Battle of Marathon – First Persian War

Greeks

7 07, 2017

Battle of Marathon – First Persian War

By Karen Carr|2019-12-02T11:20:11-08:00July 7th, 2017|Greeks|13 Comments

Battle of Marathon: The plain of Marathon The First Persian War The Persians were attacking Greece! They landed at Marathon in the fall of 490 BC. When the Athenians heard [...]