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About five or six hundred years before Christ, almost the whole of the interior of Asia was united in one vast empire. The founder of this empire was Cyrus the Great. He was originally a Persian; and the whole empire is often called the Persian monarchy, taking its name from... Read Full Overview

Jacob Abbott was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. Check out the following list of books to take and exciting, informative, and easy to understand stroll through... Read Full Overview

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. On November 14, 1803, Abbott was born in Hallowell, Maine. Abbott's father was Jacob Abbott and his mother was Betsey Abbott. Abbott attended the Hallowell Academy. Abbott graduated... Read Full Overview

A vivid doorway into a vanished world, Darius The Great opens history to the curious heart as well as the curious mind. This classic juvenile biography from Jacob Abbott, now republished by Alpha Editions, offers a compact, engaging journey through ancient Persia's leadership... Read Full Overview

The story of the founder of the Achaemenid, or the First Persian Empire, Darius I (c. 550-486 BC), is one of the best documented from that ancient time primarily because of a trilingual monumental relief on Mount Behistun which was written between the time of his coronation and... Read Full Overview

About five or six hundred years before Christ, almost the whole of the interior of Asia was united in one vast empire. The founder of this empire was Cyrus the Great. He was originally a Persian; and the whole empire is often called the Persian monarchy, taking its name from... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

About five or six hundred years before Christ, almost the whole of the interior of Asia was united in one vast empire. The founder of this empire was Cyrus the Great. He was originally a Persian; and the whole empire is often called the Persian monarchy, taking its name from... Read Full Overview

Jacob Abbott was a prolific American author best known for his makers of history series, a collection of biographies on some of the most important figures in history such as Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, and many others. This is Abbott's biography on Darius the Great,... Read Full Overview

""History of Darius the Great"" is a book written by Jacob Abbott in 1878. It is a historical account of the life and reign of Darius I, the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The book covers his early life, his rise to power, his military conquests, his administration... Read Full Overview

Darius The Great is a historical biography written by Jacob Abbott and first published in 1903. The book tells the story of Darius I, the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, who ruled from 522 BC until his death in 486 BC. The book provides a detailed account of Darius'... Read Full Overview