Sources
Who is the main Greek historian we use?
Herodotus
Priests and astrologers of ancient Persia? Give the name.
Magi
Nabonidus was the last king of?
Babylon
Belshazzar was told "Thou are weighed in the balance and found..."
wanting
Modern name for Persia
Iran
Writing system of Persians
cuneiform
Who was Mandane?
mother of Cyrus
King of Lydia over thrown by Cyrus
Croesus
How was Harpagus punished for not getting rid of baby Cyrus?
Encouraged to eat his son (unwillingly)
Modern name for the country where ancient Lydia was?
Turkey
In which Museum is the Cyrus Cylinder?
British Museum
Persian/Babylonian name for Cyrus?
Kurash
Two rivers Tigris & Euphrates contain "the land in between". Name of this land?
Mesopotamia
""You will remain king of Lydia until [---] becomes king of the Persians." (ORACLE)
mule
Modern name for the land in which ancient Babylon was situated?
Iraq
Birthplace of the Greek historian
Halikarnassos
Whose birth tale may have helped create the myth of Cyrus?
Sargon of Akkad
King of Media overthrown by Cyrus
Astyages
Which god did Nabonidus favour?
Sin, the moon god
World-famous crime-writer Agatha Christie set two of her stories in Iraq: who is her detective?
Hercule Poirot