03-28-2008, 09:11 PM
Couple more that come to mind.
The Parthians used huge sheets of silk to reflect sunlight into the eyes of Roman soldiers to blind them as battle started.
Persepolis was burned during a drunken party by Alexander (like anyone would be able to know this for certain).
The Persian Empire had Roman like roads and a beaurocracy so well organized that each person who used it carried a seal that told way-stations along the road exactly how much and what quality of fare and service they were to received at the governments expense.
Oh and this road network allowed the Persian king to know everything that went on within his Empire within days of it happening.
The Parthians used huge sheets of silk to reflect sunlight into the eyes of Roman soldiers to blind them as battle started.
Persepolis was burned during a drunken party by Alexander (like anyone would be able to know this for certain).
The Persian Empire had Roman like roads and a beaurocracy so well organized that each person who used it carried a seal that told way-stations along the road exactly how much and what quality of fare and service they were to received at the governments expense.
Oh and this road network allowed the Persian king to know everything that went on within his Empire within days of it happening.
Timothy Hanna
