On a day like this (Sept.12,490 BC) 9000 Athenians and 1000 Plataeans defeated the more numerous Persians at the Battle of Marathon. With the stunning victory began the Golden Age of Athens. Possibly the world would be different if the Greeks weren’t victorious.

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lovecore donkey - $65, lion cut persians - $100 each, open to lower cash offers on both -w-
(i'm trying to clear out as many old adopts as i can bc my queue's totally full and i'm trying to save for a new computer chair and to help with hair removal for dysphoria)

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The Persians, Alexander, the Seleucids and the Greco-Bactrians: they had all built forts on the southern bank of the Jaxartes river (today the Syr Darya in central Asia) to fend off the threat of raiding nomads from the north

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I did it. I've been messing around with these Persians for too long. I couldn't draw them for about three days.... I even tried to draw them in a different position...And everything turns out as always :")

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The Persians, Alexander, the Seleucids and the Greco-Bactrians: they had all built forts on the southern bank of the Jaxartes river (today the Syr Darya in central Asia) to fend off the threat of raiding nomads from the north.

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And I finished drawing It's so-so, I'm just tired of drawing persians from one fandom. And I move on to *Sounds of hate* Villainous. Next up will be Lady WH and Clem(men's version)

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WE'LL FIGHT IN THE SHADE, THIS IS OUR FINAL STAND, STOP THE PERSIANS SPEAR IN HAND

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Finished this of the 300 Spartan Army who made the last stand against the Persians in Thermopylae

And thanks for 300 followers :}

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An arrow shaft fragment made from reed with the feather fletching still attached discovered in the 1930s at the Roman town of Dura-Europos, Syria. Possibly shot during the siege of 256AD that ended with the town falling to the Persians and being abandoned shortly after.

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“Alexander prayed for various blessings & especially that the Macedonians & Persians should enjoy harmony as partners in government.”
-Arrian 7.2.
“...the accursed Evil Spirit...in order to make men doubtful of this religion, instigated the accursed Alexander...”
-Arda Wiraz 1-17

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To create the concentric spirals found in “Persian” series, a molten ball of glass is dipped into a custom-made metal mold prior to being blown-out. Discover “Persians” like “Dawn Blue Persian Set with Black Lip Wraps” (2016) at https://t.co/oLDAJ3N15p.

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Q: do you Know toonmechallenge ?
So do it with your Persians
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Today is Vartanants (Վարդանանց) which is to celebrate Vartan Mamigonian for leading the Armenian army against the Persians in the Battle of Avarayr in 451 and securing the Armenians' right to practice Christianity. This has been one of the most celebrated holidays among Armenians

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ABSOLUTELY AGREE LOOK AT ALOLAN PERSIANS TOO

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There isn’t one way to define works in “Persian” series as there are endless variations in size, color, pattern, and symmetry. “White and Mandarin Orange Persian Set” (2011) serves as an example of the captivating series. Delve into “Persians”: https://t.co/d7jPuxRPMi.

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The battle of Lade 494bc Persians defeated the Greeks at sea, its hard to imagine hundreds of triremes being smashed to bits and thousands of men fighting and drowning in what is now rolling green fields. The bay completely silted up just like at Thermopylae.

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Far Right Greek Supremacist refuse entry to Persians seeking a better life

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Saira Wasim, contemporary artist from Pakistan who uses the miniature style of painting, pioneered by the Persians but extensively used in South Asia, to make primarily political and cultural art

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