Life in Ancient Persia - A Collosal Empire

Ever thought that the Persians were a backward nation somewhere in ancient times. How wrong could you be! Persia was one of the greatest empires that existed and looking at their engineering feats and the vastness of their empire, its hard not to be astounded. The book of Esther describes Persia as being 127 nations MeHodu Veud Kush - from India to Kush - just as Kush and India are close, so too was their dominion of even the furthest countries in their empire. Here is a wonderful video series on ancient empires.

Engineering and Empire: The Persians Part 1

Engineering and Empire: The Persians Part 2

Engineering and Empire: The Persians Part 3

Engineering and Empire: The Persians Part 4

Engineering and Empire: The Persians Part 5