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• Ancient Persia

At which battle did Parthian forces defeat the Roman army of Marcus Licinius Crassus in 53 BCE?

Answer

Battle of Carrhae

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• Ancient Persia

Which Achaemenid king succeeded Cyrus the Great as ruler of Persia in 530 BCE?

Answer

Cambyses II

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• Ancient Persia

What title meaning “King of Kings” was used by ancient Persian monarchs?

Answer

Shahanshah

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• Ancient Persia

Which Persian city became the main royal residence of the Parthian Empire under Mithridates I?

Answer

Ctesiphon

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• Ancient Persia

What was the name of the ancient Persian language written in cuneiform on Achaemenid royal monuments?

Answer

Old Persian

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• Ancient Persia

Which Sasanian king commissioned the rock relief showing his victory over the Roman emperor Philip the Arab?

Answer

Shapur I

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• Ancient Persia

Which Parthian king founded the Arsacid dynasty after seizing control of Parthia around 247 BCE?

Answer

Arsaces I

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• Ancient Persia

What was the Greek name for the Persian capital now known as Takht-e Jamshid?

Answer

Persepolis

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• Ancient Persia

Which ancient Persian city was called Anshan and served as an early homeland of the Achaemenid dynasty?

Answer

Anshan

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• Ancient Persia

What was the name of the canal Xerxes I attempted to cut across the Athos peninsula?

Answer

Xerxes Canal

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• Ancient Persia

Which Persian king ordered the carving of the monumental tomb traditionally identified as Naqsh-e Rustam’s Tomb of Xerxes?

Answer

Xerxes I

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• The Roman Empire

What modern English city grew from the Roman settlement of Londinium?

Answer

London

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