Hammurabi was the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty. He ruled from 1792 BCE to his natural death in 1750 BCE. His father was Sin Muballit, who abdicated due to poor health. Hammurabi expanded Babylon from a small city state into a major empire. He conquered Larsa, Eshnunna, Mari, and weakened Elam, uniting much…
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Fun Facts and Trivia About The Persian Language
Persian has three major standard varieties: Iranian Persian (Farsi), Dari Persian of Afghanistan, and Tajik Persian of Tajikistan, all of which are mutually intelligible. Over 100 million people speak Persian as either a first or second language. The language has developed through Old Persian, used in Achaemenid inscriptions, Middle Persian, and Modern Persian. It is…
(Not So) Fun Fact: Death of Darius the Great
Darius the Great of the Achaemenid Empire died of an unspecified illness after a bad revolt occurred in Egypt and he spent the last remaining part of his health crushing it.
Fun Facts and Trivia About Kurdistan
Kurdistan is a region spanning Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and Syria, technically belonging to all these countries. Despite not being an independent nation, it covers 151,000 square miles—larger than Germany and the UK combined—and has a population of about 30 million people. Since Kurdistan exists within multiple modern-day countries, its people speak more than just Kurdish….
Fun Fact: Darius the Great’s Infamous Son
Darius the Great of the Achaemenid Empire was succeeded by his son Xerxes I. Who would later invade Greece and face a famous rebellion by the Spartan King Leonidas I.