Parthians

16 09, 2017

West Asian mathematics – history of math

By |2020-11-08T16:47:23-08:00September 16th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian mathematics – history of math

History of math: Sumerian multiplication table (2700 BC) Cuneiform multiplication table Once people in West Asia figured out how to write down numbers, about 3500 BC, they quickly began to want to use cuneiform to [...]

14 09, 2017

Who were the Parthians? Iran – West Asian history

By |2019-09-05T05:39:23-07:00September 14th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Who were the Parthians? Iran – West Asian history

Grasslands of Central Asia - the steppe that the Parthians came from Parthians invade Iran Around 300 BC, some new people invaded West Asia from the north. These people were [...]

11 09, 2017

Parthian and Sassanid architecture – West Asia

By |2019-09-05T06:00:43-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Parthian and Sassanid architecture – West Asia

Parthian architecture - the so-called Arch of Sapor - Parthians - Ctesiphon, Iraq, probably about 500 AD Romans and Parthians About 100 BC, the Hellenistic Greek kingdoms gave way to [...]

10 09, 2017

World history timeline: from Jesus to 400 AD

By |2017-10-14T14:56:41-07:00September 10th, 2017|History, Romans, When|Comments Off on World history timeline: from Jesus to 400 AD

Roman amphitheater (El Jem, Tunisia) The great empires formed during the last years before Christ continued peacefully through much of this period. In India, the Mauryan Empire collapsed. There was a period of [...]

3 09, 2017

Marcus Aurelius – last of the five good Roman emperors

By |2019-12-03T07:05:10-08:00September 3rd, 2017|History, Romans|Comments Off on Marcus Aurelius – last of the five good Roman emperors

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, riding on a horse Who was Marcus Aurelius? Marcus Aurelius was the last of the five good emperors. He came to the throne when Antoninus Pius [...]

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