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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drainage Basins of Asia, 1916
A map from 1916 showing the various drainage basins across the Asian region. This map is keyed to show watersheds draining to the Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, and Pacific Ocean, watersheds draining to the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ancient Egypt, 525 Bc
A map of Egypt at the time of the Persian conquest by Cambyses (525 BC) at the end of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty under Psamtik III. The map shows the delta city of Pelusium and the lower capital of Moph (Memphis) conquered by Cambyses. At...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plataea, 479 Bc
A map showing the Battle of Plataea, during the second Persian invasion of Greece in 479 BC.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hellas, 550 Bc
A map of the Hellenes settlements in 550 BC before the Persian Wars, including the southern Balkan Peninsula, the islands and coastal regions of the Mare Aegaeum (Aegean Sea), the southern tip of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily. This...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Thermopylae, 480 Bc
A map of the battle site of Thermopylae on the Gulf of Malis, Greece, during the Second Persian Invasion, showing the route and camp of Xerxes, the city of Heraclea, the bottleneck of Thermopylae, and the mountain route to Alpenus...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Map of Salamis, 480 Bc
A map of the region around the island of Salamis, site of the naval battle between the Greeks and Xerxes I of Persia during the Second Persian Invasion (480 BC), whose victory by the Greeks resulted in Xerxes retreating back to Persia.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of Marathon, September 29, 490 Bc
A map of the Battle of Marathon between the Greek forces under Miltiades and Persian forces under General Datis. This battle, fought on September 29, 490 B.C., was a decisive victory for the Greeks.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Marathon and Athens, 490 Bc
A map of Athens and Marathon in Attica, Greece, at the time of the Persian Invasion under Darius the Great in 490 BC. The map shows the neighboring cities and connecting roads, mountains, rivers, and coastal features of the area.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Plan of the Acropolis, Circa 500 Bc
"After the Persian wars the Acropolis had ceased to be inhabited, and was appropriated to the worship of Athena and to the other guardian deities of the city.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Empire of Alexander the Great, 323 Bc
A map showing the extent of the Empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, from Macedonia to northern Africa, across Asia Minor to the Indus River. The inset map show the site of the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC, near Troy, where...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of Persepolis, 513 Bc
A plan of Persepolis, near Shiraz, Iran, from the time of Darius I (549-486 BC) until the downfall of the Achaemenid dynasty (330 BC). This is an example of Persian architecture of the time. "The plan shows the general configuration of...
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Etc: Plan of the Hall of Xerxes, 485 465 Bc
This is a plan of the Hall of Xerxes in Persepolis, near Shiraz, Iran. This is the plan of he palace according to Mr. Weld Blundell. This is an example of Persian architecture. The scale is in feet.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Arbela, 331 Bc
Map shows Battle of Arbela, or Battle of Gaugamela, between Alexander the Great and the Persian Darius III.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Babylonia Before the Semitic (Chaldaean) Conquest, About 4000 Bc
A map of Babylonia, in current Iraq, before the Semitic (Chaldaean) Conquest, about 4000 B.C. This map shows the early territories of Makan and Melucha between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, with the Makan capital Ur inhabited by the...
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Unesco: India: Red Fort Complex
The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad - the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it is adjacent to an older fort, the...
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Unesco: Iran: Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran, in the north-west of the country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These edifices - the oldest of...
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Unesco: Tanzania: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast. From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Bldgs of Derbent
The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built in stone. It consisted of two...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hor, Priest of Thoth
This life-size statue depicts Hor, a priest of Thoth, wearing a Persian-style tunic. It shows the strong influence of Egyptian art during the Roman Period.
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Iran Chamber Society: Hakim Abol Qasem Ferdowsi Tousi
A biography of the great 10th century Persian poet, Ferdowsi. The focus of this biography is on his writing of the epic poem, "Shahnameh" or "The Epic of Kings."
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Iran Chamber Society: Hakim Abol Qasem Ferdowsi Tousi
A biography of the great 10th century Persian poet, Ferdowsi. The focus of this biography is on his writing of the epic poem, "Shahnameh" or "The Epic of Kings."
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Acinaces
A Persian sword, whence Horace speaks of the Medus acinaces. The acinaces was a short and straight weapon; and thus differed from the Roman sica, which was curved. It was worn on the right side of the body, whereas the Greeks and Romans...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander
Alexander defeating the Persians.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Discovers the Body of Darius
Here [Darius] was assassinated by Bessus, the satrap of Bactria. He was discovered by Alexander in a dying condition by the roadside. He asked for a cup of water, thanked the giver, and died. And with him died the Empire of the...
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