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Persia's natural resources
Persia's natural resources.
Natural Resources
Persia adopted a cosmopolitan approach and developed culture and prosperity. The Greeks traveled there to look and profit. This was added to by Persia's expansion westwards into the Greek world, taking over the Greek cities in Asia Minor which embroiled it in the endless Greek wars. Ultimately the richness of the Persian Empire attracted adventurers who attempted to take it over as a ready-made empire ripe for the picking. Sparta's king Agesilaos was on the brink of success in Asia Minor when he was recalled to deal with troubles at home. Philip of Macedonia set up an expedition, but was assassinated before he could carry it through, and his son Alexander took over the project and successfully made the Persian Empire into an empire of his own.
King Cyrus of Persia expanded to incorporate Media, and this combined power enabled him to take over Babylon and expand further to the east and west.
Persia's natural resources
Persia's natural resources, specifically petroleum.
Their Natural Resources
Persia's natural resources.
Their Natural Resources
Natural Resources
The discovery of oil deposits in the machine age.
Their Natural Resources
Their Natural Resources
It was a central part of the Middle East and attracted various empires which absorbed it - Macedonian (Alexander the great), Macedonian Syria, Parthia, Sassanid, Islamic Caliphates. Finally, the discovery of large deposits of oil brought European and American developers.
Persia adopted a cosmopolitan approach and developed culture and prosperity. The Greeks traveled there to look and profit. This was added to by Persia's expansion westwards into the Greek world, taking over the Greek cities in Asia Minor which embroiled it in the endless Greek wars. Ultimately the richness of the Persian Empire attracted adventurers who attempted to take it over as a ready-made empire ripe for the picking. Sparta's king Agesilaos was on the brink of success in Asia Minor when he was recalled to deal with troubles at home. Philip of Macedonia set up an expedition, but was assassinated before he could carry it through, and his son Alexander took over the project and successfully made the Persian Empire into an empire of his own.
Its taking over the Babylonian Empire and then extending it to Northern Greece and through Asia Minor into northern Greece, to Libya and Egypt in the west and to Central Asia and western India in the east.