Kings of the ancient world

By omar gamal and ahmed gamal

The Book of Kings of the Ancient World recount the stories of emperors and kings , Those personalities that lived in a time thousands of years ago , You'll find characters that have more space, This is due to the difference in the curriculum vitae of each king, according to what he was able to accomplish during his historical time. These historical figures will give you a ticket to cross into the world of ancient civilizations. Ancient Egyptian civilization, Greek civilization, Roman civilization, Chinese civilization, Persian civilization, Assyrian civilization, Babylonian civilization, Akkadian civilization, Sumerian civilization, Syrian civilization, India civilization, Amazigh civilization, Yemen civilization. And what these civilizations include From kingdoms Many wars and conflicts took place among them . The book will show you, through the stories of kings and queens, the progress of civilizations in the ancient world, the interaction of those cultures and civilizations, conflicts, and the clash of civilizations and religions in ancient civilizations. You will also be given an experience learning more about these times Wars, construction, art, culture, pain, treason, madness, the human and life qualities that those peoples have lived . So the question remains, did those civilizations have planted what we are now in the modern world? . Or is history always able to repeat itself? , because that is the nature of humans, in creating conflicts for control , You will find that when an empire is able to control the other, its first objective is to eliminate its old identity and impose a new identity on them . This has led to the world losing much of what defeated civilizations have achieved in a struggle for control and the world has lost an opportunity for greater cultural and civilizational diversity. We wish a pleasant reading for everyone .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781716809064

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Kings Of            The Ancient World

Kings Of The Ancient World

Edited by

Ahmed Gamal and Omar  Mohamed

Copyright © 2020 by ahmed gamal and omar mohamed

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher.

ISBN 978-1-71680-906-4

Contents

Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

(1) Alexander the Great -------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

(2) Thutmose III -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

(3) Julius Caesar ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14

(4) Qin Shi Huang --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

(5) Ramesses II -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19

(6) Khosrow Anūshirvan -----------------------------------------------------------------------------22

(7) Cleopatra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24

(8) Massinissa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28

(9) Zenobia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31

(10) Hammurabi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------34

(11) Ashurbanipal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36

(12) Augustus Caesar ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------39

(13) Menes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42

(14) Ashoka ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------45

(15) Leonidas I -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------47

(16) Nero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------50

(17) Tutankhamun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------53

(18) Sargon Akkadian ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------55

(19) Djoser ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57

(20) Cao Cao --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------59

(21) Akhenaten -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------60

(22) Nebuchadnezzar II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------62

(23) Chandragupta I -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------64

(24) Ashur-nasir-pal II --------------------------------------------------------------------------------65

(25) Emperor Gaozu of Han -------------------------------------------------------------------------67

(26) Jugurtha -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------69

(27) Tiberius -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------71

(28) Juba I -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------73

(29) Darius I --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------75

(30) Cyrus the Great -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------77

(31) Trajan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------78

(32) Ur-Nammu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------80

(33) Shalmaneser III ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------82

(34) Sennacherib --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------83

(35) Naram Sin -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------84

(36) Mithridates VI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------85

(37) Lugal Zage Si --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------86

(38) Burebista ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------87

(39) Iberian Pyrrhus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------88

(40) Decebalus -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------89

(41) Muchet Thian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------90

(42) Bocchus I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91

(43) Hanno the Navigator ----------------------------------------------------------------------------92

(44) King Bourse ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------93

(45) Tukulti-Ninurta I --------------------------------------------------------------------------------94

(46) Yarim-Lim I ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------95

(47) Shapur II -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------96

(48) Kudya ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------97

(49) Harith IV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------98

(50) Karb Ile Wate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------99

Introduction

The Book of Kings of the Ancient World recount the stories of emperors and kings ,  Those personalities that lived in a time thousands of years ago , You'll find characters that have more space, This is due to the difference in the curriculum vitae of each king, according to what he was able to accomplish during his historical time. These historical figures will give you a ticket to cross into the world of ancient civilizations. Ancient Egyptian civilization, Greek civilization, Roman civilization, Chinese civilization, Persian civilization, Assyrian civilization, Babylonian civilization, Akkadian civilization, Sumerian civilization, Syrian civilization, India civilization, Amazigh civilization, Yemen civilization. And what these civilizations include From kingdoms Many wars and conflicts took place among  them . The book will show you, through the stories of kings and queens, the progress of civilizations in the ancient world, the interaction of those cultures and civilizations, conflicts, and the clash of civilizations and religions in ancient civilizations. You will also be given an experience learning more about these times Wars, construction, art, culture, pain, treason, madness, the human and life qualities that those peoples have lived . So the question remains, did those civilizations have planted what we are now in the modern world? . Or is history always able to repeat itself? ,  because that is the nature of humans, in creating conflicts for control , You will find that when an empire is able to control the other, its first objective is to eliminate its old identity and impose a new identity on them . This has led to the world losing much of what defeated civilizations have achieved in a struggle for control and the world has lost an opportunity for greater cultural and civilizational diversity. We wish a pleasant reading for everyone .

(1)

Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon, king of the ancient world, won many titles, King of Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt, Master of Asia. He was born in the year 356 BC and died in June 323 BC. One of the most important military and conquerors throughout history and founder of one of the largest and the greatest empires in history, which stretched from Greece in the west to the Himalayas in the east, He is one of the most successful military commanders as he was not defeated in any battle in his military career. Alexander succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon (the one-eyed) on the throne of the country in 336 BC after the assassination of the latter, and he inherited from his father, a powerful kingdom and an army of seasoned soldiers. Several myths surround the birth and genesis of Alexander that Zeus(the great Greek goddess), was the true father of Alexander, It is possible that these myths came into being when Alexander ascended the throne of the kingdom and may have even deliberately spread it to assert that he is above the level of ordinary humans, and that he has been destined to be great Since his mother was pregnant. Alexander was raised during the first years of his life at the hands by a lactating, maid called Lanik, who is the sister of Cleitus the Black one of the future leaders of Alexander's army. Later, Alexander was educated at the hands of Leonid Eubrosi , one of his mother's relatives, and Lycimachus, who was a commander in his father's army. Alexander grew up in the noble Macedonian youth, learning to read and write, play harp, ride horses, wrestling, and hunt. When Alexander reached his tenth year, a trader brought a horse to King Philip, and when the king tried to ride the horse he resisted the latter and refused to allow him or anyone else to ride it, the king ordered to slaughter as being untamed, However, Alexander asked his father to allow him to try to calm him down and ride, saying that the horse was afraid of his shadow, and Philip agreed and allowed his son to try to tame him, and he succeeded, and the horse obeyed him fully, And from the intensity of his rejoicing with the courage of his son kiss him, he tears saying (O my son, you have to find a kingdom that can accommodate your ambition, Macedonia is too small for you) Then he bought the horse and gave it to him and called his horse Posifalus, meaning the bull's head. At the age of sixteen, his father Philip left to launch a war against Byzantium, leaving the affairs of government in his country to his young son, and Alexander ruled on behalf of his father as crown prince. The Thracian Medes tribes revolted against Macedonian rule, taking advantage of the modernity of the age of Alexander and his lack of knowledge of political and military affairs, but the latter surprised them, and responded to them harsh response, and evacuated them from their regions and replaced them with Greek citizens and established a city called Alexandropolis, meaning the city of Alexander. In 336 BC, Philip was killed by his guard, Possanias, the Orestian, the nobles pledged allegiance to Alexander, king of Macedonia, when he was only twenty years old. His expansion plans began from the battle of the Cranikos River between him and the Persians. He crossed the Dardanelles in 334 BC with an army of 48,000 infantry, 6,000 horsemen and a fleet of 120 ships with a crew of 38,000 the army also included a number of mercenaries and feudal warriors, and Alexander demonstrated his intention to invade all the lands of the Persian Empire when he inserted a spear on the mainland as his first step, saying that he accepted Asia as a gift to his person from the gods. This battle demonstrated Alexander's eagerness to fight the Persians and his inclination towards military solutions, unlike his father who always preferred diplomatic solutions. The Persians were defeated and handed over the keys of (Sard), the provincial capital he entered it victoriously, Then he continued his progress along the Ionian coast and besieged the city of Halicarnassus, making it the first city to besiege it. The siege was successful and the ruler of the Persian region (Arandbad) was forced to withdraw from it by sea. Alexander and his army spent the entire winter invading and conquering the fortified cities and castles of Asia Minor. They continued to march south and crossed the Cilician gates in 333 BC so they met the Persians again at Issus, led by Shah Darius III himself. The two armies clashed in a fierce battle that resulted in Alexander achieving a decisive victory and the escape of