“We are conquering you for your own benefit,’ said the Persians.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
It became clear when I got in my car that Persians are only really good for two things. Oil and hummus. — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon. — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
The Persians are called the French of the East; we will call the Arabs Oriental Italians. A gifted noble people; a people… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the… — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
“In the foreign country, we call the past, crucifixion was a common punishment. It was invented by the Persians, carried back to… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“Many Jews in the Byzantine Empire welcomed the Persians. Some saw their arrival as an opportunity to win independence or even just… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past… — Arrian Copy Share Image
“Their fathers had been slaughtered over the stretch of a half-century by the Persians, their mothers raped. And still they had not… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
“I plan to march to the ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea,” the young King said, his mismatched eyes… — Kat Ross Copy Share Image
First of all, there are Persians and Arabs. The fact they share a religion, a Shiite religion, does not mean that they're… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
As the Persians wrote very little about how they ran their affairs, the Greek propaganda of the 5th century B.C. has for… — Neil MacGregor Copy Share Image
The Persians are very fond of wine ... It is also their general practice to deliberate upon affairs of weight when they… — Herodotus Copy Share Image
“The Persian Version Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon. As for the Greek theatrical tradition Which… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
“Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past… — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
“...Turn our thoughts, in the next place, to the characters of learned men. The priesthood have, in all ancient nations, nearly monopolized… — John Adams Copy Share Image
