achaemenid empire

In 331 BC, during the battle of Gaugamela, Alexander had successfully drawn much of the Achaemenid Cavalry to the flanks, allowing him to strike a blow at Darius III himself. Alexander then quickly overran his personal bodyguard, causing Darius III to panic and flee. Alexander apparently threw a...

Some time after Darius III ascended to the throne of the Achaemenid Empire, Bagoas tried to poison him. But Darius got wind of this, and forced Bagoas to drink the poison himself. What if Bagoas had successfully poisoned the king?

What if Cyrus the Great had never risen to power? How might things be altered?

Before he could claim the throne of the Achaemenid Empire, Xerxes I had to contest the succession with his older half-brother Artobarzan, despite being his father's appointed successor. Xerxes won in part because his mother was Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great, while Artobazan's mother was...

When Darius III was mortally wounded and left for dead by some conspirators against him, Alexander the Great was disappointed, since he wanted to capture the Persian King alive. What if he had? Let's say Darius somehow survived and was taken captive by Alexander. What would change?

According to some sources, Alexander the Great considered burning Persepolis for one reason or another. Obviously, he never actually did so. But what if he had? (OOC: Yes, I know it's not clear whether Alexander really did torch Persepolis or if it was just an unfortunate accident. It just...

So, the Persians win at Marathon, occupy Attica and raze Athens. The Spartans and them stalemate, with neither the Spartans able to force their way to Attica nor the Persians able to cross into the Peloponnese. Afterwards the Persians retreat to their original borders (in Macedonia I think they...

Cyrus, The Younger, was a Persian nobleman who claimed the Achaemenid throne in the late 5th century BCE, slightly after the Peloponnesian War raging in Greece. He also hired a few thousand Greek mercenaries (including the famous Xenophon) to fight for him in his bid for the throne against...

I've been thinking about how music notation could develop in an alternate world. I'm really interested in evolving something from Ancient Persia, particularly the Achaemenid Empire. So, my questions for you are: How would a talented singer/songwriter in an alternate world write their music...