Persepolis Recreated - Persian Civilization

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Cyrus the great overthrew the Median empire, establishing the largest empire in the world up to that date . At its height this Persian Empire would stretch from India to Libya and hold an est. 70,000,000 people . Under Darius I , the Persians came into conflict with the Greeks, leading to such battles as Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis...