“So it was that the Persians, who had once been the slaves of the Medes, became their masters.“ – Herodotus Nebuchadnezzar II turned Babylon into the most magnificent city of the ancient world, but the Chaldean line dissipated in his wake. Nabonidus’ fervent devotion to […]
Month: April 2013
Episode 25 – The Voyage of Solon
“Ahmose became a lover of the Hellenes; and besides other proofs of friendship which he gave to several among them, he also granted the city of Naucratis for those of them who came to Egypt to dwell in; and to those who did not desire […]