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Which Achaemenid king ordered the construction of the Gate of All Nations at Persepolis?
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Xerxes I
At which battle did Cyrus the Great defeat the Median king Astyages around 550 BCE?
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Battle of Pasargadae
Which Persian king built the palace complex at Susa known as the Palace of Darius?
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Darius I
What name is given to the canal Darius I cut between the Nile and the Red Sea?
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Darius Canal
Who commanded the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE?
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Mardonius
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At which battle did Cyrus the Great defeat the Median king Astyages around 550 BCE?
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Battle of Pasargadae
What name is given to the canal Darius I cut between the Nile and the Red Sea?
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Darius Canal
Who commanded the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE?
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Mardonius
Which suspected impact crater is located in the Sahara of northern Chad?
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Aorounga crater