 Editor in Chief Bill   | 04 Jan 2012 9:09 a.m. PST |
Who is your favorite emperor of the ancient Persian Empire? (Excluding Greeks…) |
| taskforce58 | 04 Jan 2012 9:24 a.m. PST |
Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) |
| teenage visigoth | 04 Jan 2012 9:28 a.m. PST |
If we can allow the Sassanians, Shapur I all the way. Otherwise, got to be Cyrus like TF58 suggests. -tv |
| Waco Joe | 04 Jan 2012 9:46 a.m. PST |
Have to go with Cyrus. No telling what history and religion would be like if he had not let the Jews go back to Israel. |
| JJMicromegas | 04 Jan 2012 10:05 a.m. PST |
The first Darius, named Darius the builder, rather than conquering he focused on building. Nothing like a big government infrastructure and stimulus project to get the empire on track. |
TKindred  | 04 Jan 2012 10:17 a.m. PST |
Whichever one is crushed beneath the wheels of my chariot.  |
| Cyrus the Great | 04 Jan 2012 10:20 a.m. PST |
Cyrus the Great, of course! |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 04 Jan 2012 10:28 a.m. PST |
Not so much to be "admired" as "sympathized with," Darius (II ?), The Last Emperor, who had to face Alexander. He doesn't seem to have been a bad sort, but his physical cowardice in the face of The God, and being surrounded by (literally) back-stabbing SOB's, you gotta say he drew about the worst hand for any Emperor in history. Spill a little tea/coffee/wine/cherry-vanilla-Dr. Pepper on the ground for him. TVAG |
| DeanMoto | 04 Jan 2012 10:36 a.m. PST |
Not an emperor, but a queen – Esther |
| John the OFM | 04 Jan 2012 10:50 a.m. PST |
Cyrus seemes like a hell of a swell guy. |
| Florida Tory | 04 Jan 2012 11:26 a.m. PST |
Unequivocally none, but I agree with Dean's nomination of Esther. Rick |
| Sysiphus | 04 Jan 2012 11:29 a.m. PST |
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| Patrick Sexton | 04 Jan 2012 11:40 a.m. PST |
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| bilsonius | 04 Jan 2012 12:18 p.m. PST |
Who was the tall one with all the piercings?
(only joking…) |
| KTravlos | 04 Jan 2012 12:39 p.m. PST |
Achmenids Darius I-One of the Greats of History
Artexerxes I- a shrewd ruler who gave the greeks a headache Sassanids
Ardeshir I
Shapur I
Shapur II
Shapur III for successfully brokering a long peace
Yzadergerd I
Khosrau I As you can see the Sassanids got more good ones then the Achemenids |
| Shaun Travers | 04 Jan 2012 1:33 p.m. PST |
Shapur I is a fond favourite, but I admire Darius (the first) more. And Cyrus the Great is close behind. |
| RelliK | 04 Jan 2012 2:06 p.m. PST |
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| Steve64 | 04 Jan 2012 3:49 p.m. PST |
Cambyses the insane despotic ruler. or possibly Smerdis (the imposter magician without the ears). |
| RelliK | 04 Jan 2012 3:50 p.m. PST |
"The tall one with all the piercings" Hmmm..Prince….'Albert?' |
| DisasterWargamer | 04 Jan 2012 6:50 p.m. PST |
Cyrus the Great – hands down |
| John D Salt | 04 Jan 2012 7:08 p.m. PST |
Xerxes -- someones got to be the baddy for the 300. "The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning;
Their fighters drink the rivers up, their shafts benight the air,
And he that stands will die for nought, and home there's no returning.
The Spartans on the sea-wet rock sat down and combed their hair." All the best, John. |
 oldbob | 04 Jan 2012 8:25 p.m. PST |
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| evilgong | 04 Jan 2012 10:27 p.m. PST |
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| The Last Conformist | 05 Jan 2012 8:21 a.m. PST |
Not so much to be "admired" as "sympathized with," Darius (II ?), The Last Emperor, who had to face Alexander That's Darius III. If I made an ancient Persian army, it'd be that of Darius I or Xerxes I, and of those, Darius is obviously the more impressive guy, so I guess it's him. |
| zippyfusenet | 05 Jan 2012 10:41 a.m. PST |
Kurush. mene mene tekel ufarsin |
| Khusrau | 06 Jan 2012 7:06 a.m. PST |
Khusrau… (or Chosroes for those who still have the Purple Primer) – consistently beat everyone.. including the Romans many times in battles that they gloss over or don't report. Any Persian Shah who can send an entire captured 'Legion' of artificers to build him a new city, has to be considered a success. |
