波斯帝国(前550年-前330年)是位于亚洲西部伊朗高原地区以古波斯人为中心形成的奴隶制帝国。统治这个帝国的是阿契美尼斯家族,故亦称阿契美尼德王朝,是古波斯地区第一个把领土扩张到大部份中亚和西亚领域的君主制王国,也是第一个横跨欧亚非三洲的大帝国。公元前330年,在马其顿亚历山大大帝的进攻下,帝国都城波斯波利斯陷落,大流士三世在逃亡中被害,帝国灭亡。
巴比伦帝国于公元前539年被波斯帝国征服。
The Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Persian Empire in 539 BCE.
现在的乌兹别克斯坦地区在几千年前是波斯帝国的一部分。
For thousands of years the present area of Uzbekistan was a part of the Persian Empire.
公元前480年,锐不可挡的波斯帝国大军攻克雅典,雅典夷为废墟。
In 480 BC, Athens lay in ruins conquered by the seemingly unstoppable Persian Empire.
So that is not territory that you can build colonies; you've got powerful empires to deal with.
因此在那里,你要面临波斯帝国的强权,当然不适宜建立希腊殖民地
Well, the most famous early on, King Croesus of Lydia, the richest man in the world,you've heard all about him, decides it would be a nice thing to conquer the Persian Empire, his neighbor to the east.
最著名的就是吕底亚的克洛伊索斯国王,之前已经讲过,他是世上最富有的人,他觉得征服他东方的邻居,波斯帝国,是一个不错的事
Another fact is that we are told that when Alexander the Great went out to conquer the Persian Empire, and as far as he was concerned,to conquer everything he could reach, he carried with him a copy of the Iliad which it is alleged he put under his pillow.
另一个事实是,据说当亚历山大大帝,出征去征服波斯帝国时,对他而言,就是去征服他能达到的一切,他随身带着一本《伊利亚特》,据说放在他的枕头底下
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