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Brewer's: Persian Alexander

(The). Sandjar (1117-1158). (See Alexander.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Persian BucephalosPersevere A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Brewer's: Persian Bucephalos

(The). Shebdiz, the charger of Chosroes Parviz. (See Bucephalos.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PersonPersian Alexander A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Brewer's: Laws of the Medes and Persians

Unalterable laws. “Now, O king, ... sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians which altereth not.”- Daniel vi. 8. The Laws of Howel Dha,…

Walt Whitman: A Persian Lesson

A Persian LessonFor his o'erarching and last lesson the greybeard sufi, In the fresh scent of the morning in the open air, On the slope of a teeming Persian rose-garden, Under an ancient…

Miltiades

(Encyclopedia) MiltiadesMiltiadesmĭltīˈədēz [key], d. 489 b.c., Athenian general who commanded at Marathon. He succeeded his uncle as ruler (c.524 b.c.) of an Athenian dependency in the Gallipoli…

Miletus

(Encyclopedia) MiletusMiletusmīlēˈtəs [key], ancient seaport of W Asia Minor, in Caria, on the mainland not far from Sámos. It was occupied by Greeks in the settlement of the E Aegean (c.1000 b.c.)…

Themistocles

(Encyclopedia) ThemistoclesThemistoclesthəmĭsˈtəklēz [key], c.525–462 b.c., Athenian statesman and naval commander. He was elected one of the three archons in 493 b.c. In succeeding years many of his…

Heraclius

(Encyclopedia) HeracliusHeracliushĕrəklīˈəs, hĭrăkˈlēəs [key], c.575–641, Byzantine emperor (610–41). The son of a governor of Africa, he succeeded the tyrant Phocas, whom he deposed and had executed…

Persian Wars

(Encyclopedia) Persian Wars, 500 b.c.–449 b.c., series of conflicts fought between Greek states and the Persian Empire. The writings of Herodotus, who was born c.484 b.c., are the great source of…

Derbent

(Encyclopedia) Derbent Derbent dyĭrbyĕntˈ [key], city, SE European Russia, in Dagestan, on the Caspian Sea. It…