Things you must know
The Persian empire declined because…..
Wars with Greece were costly.
Persian royalty continued their lavish lifestyle.
The people were discontent with high taxes and the rulers.
The Sassanians
Defeated the Parthians and began to rule Persia
Had kings that wanted to bring back all that was truly Persian
Had kings that ruled like the Archaemenid kings had
The book of Esther records that…..
The Persian king Xerxes took Esther to be his queen
Esther approach the kings throne on behalf of the Jews, without being summoned
During the Sassanian dynasty
Persia achieved its greatest wealth
Persia had some kings who built cities, buildings and canals
Alexander the great
Was described in Daniel 8 through his rise to power his conquest of Persia and his death
Persia declined after Sassanian rule began because
It had losses from warfare
Invaders conquered the last Sassanian King
After Alexander’s death
Four generals declared themselves kings over parts of Alexander’s empire
Dynasties developed from families of three generals
The Seleucids ruled Syria and Persia
Persian culture change through the Parthian and Sassanid because
They were in close contact with the Greeks as shown in Parthian art and coins
Of contact with the Asian people through the Silk Road
Arab Invaders conquered the Sassanians and introduced Islam to Persia
Persians controlled Persian territory again because
The Parni fought the Seleucid king and took over Parthia
The Parthians slowly extended their control