Kublai-Khan
Prince
Yes-assurbanipal
Ancient History Quiz
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1) Isn't Ctesiphon the capital of the Sassanid Persians? It's located in Mesopotamia though ....
7) The Lighthouse is Greek IMHO. Cos Alexandria was founded by Alexander who's Macedonian (almost Greek) and later controlled by the Ptolemies (Alexander's general who got Egypt).
Kublai-Khan
Prince
I am talking about the aquemaenid -i don´t know how to spell it in english- empire, ancient persia.
They had a capital city for each season.
Most of the population of Alexandria were egyptians and jews,
of course the greek culture was very important it was the time of hellenism, but i wouldn´t say that it was greek.
Egypt remained as Egypt under the control of the Ptolomeic dinasty.
Lima was founded by the Spanish, controlled by the spanish, but the peruvians weren´t spanish.
In that case, Arbela and Sardis?
Kublai-Khan
Prince
nope,
Persepolis, Susa, P.......... and E..........
Of the 7 wonders of the world, 4,5 were Greek (and the list was established by a Greek). 4,5, because the Lighthouse was indeed in Egypt, but constructed under Greek rule. The four others being : The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the temple of Artemis in Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Collosus in Rhodes.
Sodak
Paha Sapa Papa
A note about the Scythians: They were the finest goldsmiths of all time - their jewelry is absolutely amazing to behold! If you ever get to see it (roving museum display), it's well worth the time. They had some lost techniques that smiths today have been unable to duplicate.
The lighthouse of Alexandria was constructed by a Greek foreman at the behest ($) of a Greek merchant.
Are the missing Persian capitols Pasargadae and Eridu?
The lighthouse of Alexandria was constructed by a Greek foreman at the behest ($) of a Greek merchant.
Are the missing Persian capitols Pasargadae and Eridu?
Kublai-Khan
Prince
Acording to my history book,
the greek wonders, are the temple of zeus, the colossus of Rhodes and The temple of Artemisa in ephesus.
but it is debatable, so i don´t know what to say really.
I think to you might be right too.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the mausoleum of a Persian satrap in Caria, it was close to the greek colonies of western turkey but i don´t think it is greek.
Probably culturally similar.-i will try to search info about it-
And about the lighthouse, it is also very debatable, i bet than almost all the americans here would feel offended if i tell them that the statue of liberty is french and not american.
And i can also say that the lighthouse wasn´t included in the first list of the seven wonders of the world, it replaced later the walls of babylon.
and 
Pasargadadae is okey,
there is still one capital city missing.
this ones are still not answered.
9-Name of the last Babylonian king- it starts with N
10-Hannibal besieged this city, this act represents the beginning of the second punic war.-Name of the city- " -It is in Spain.
-grammatical question-
should i say there is one left or there is one missing?
the greek wonders, are the temple of zeus, the colossus of Rhodes and The temple of Artemisa in ephesus.
but it is debatable, so i don´t know what to say really.
I think to you might be right too.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the mausoleum of a Persian satrap in Caria, it was close to the greek colonies of western turkey but i don´t think it is greek.
Probably culturally similar.-i will try to search info about it-
And about the lighthouse, it is also very debatable, i bet than almost all the americans here would feel offended if i tell them that the statue of liberty is french and not american.
And i can also say that the lighthouse wasn´t included in the first list of the seven wonders of the world, it replaced later the walls of babylon.
and Pasargadadae is okey,
there is still one capital city missing.
this ones are still not answered.
9-Name of the last Babylonian king- it starts with N
10-Hannibal besieged this city, this act represents the beginning of the second punic war.-Name of the city- " -It is in Spain.
-grammatical question-
should i say there is one left or there is one missing?
King of England
Tired Young Man
#9 is Nabonidus, right?
Yippee!!! I answered a history question.
Yippee!!! I answered a history question.
Sodak
Paha Sapa Papa
No, most americans know the French gave it to the US.
There is one left. (N. American usage, anyway)
Sodak
Paha Sapa Papa
Hmm... Eridu was Babylonian, iirc. Is Elam the fourth Persian city you seek?
Elam was a country or a region I think. The Elamites were a tribe living in the Persian highlands in the time of the Sumerians.
Ergili?
Ergili?
I remember reading somewhere that the Scythians originally had no need for luxuries (incl gold ornaments). They were a simple non-materialistic ppl. Then the Greeks came and wanted to trade with them for their wheat. However the Greeks had nothing that the Scythians wanted.
So some smart Greek began to introduce the concept of luxury to the Scythian elites. They gave gold (and other) ornaments to the Scythians (to the lords' wives IIRC) as presents. In time, the Scythians began to see luxuries as a 'necessity' and so demand began to appear for these kinda things. And the Greeks could now trade with them.
Another simple people corrupted by contact with the civilised world .....
Isn't that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (rather than Walls)?
Anyway, the town's Leptis Parva? Wild guess .....
Kublai-Khan
Prince
Nabonidus
it is right!
The answer to
the missing capital is Ecbatana.
And the sity of the second punic war is Saguntum.
I think that my point is not clear, the statue of liberty is a typical american monument, althought it was made by french people.
The same happens with the lighthouse i believe.
Kublai-Khan
Prince
The first 7 wonder of the world were,
Walls of Babylon,
Hanging gardens of Babylon
Colossus of Rhodes
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Ttemple of Artemisa
Statue of Zeus
and piramids of egypt.
In the fourth century of the christian era the lighthouse replaced the walls of babylon, so
babylon lost one wonder and egypt won one.
Walls of Babylon,
Hanging gardens of Babylon
Colossus of Rhodes
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Ttemple of Artemisa
Statue of Zeus
and piramids of egypt.
In the fourth century of the christian era the lighthouse replaced the walls of babylon, so
babylon lost one wonder and egypt won one.
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