Terra X
Empire (2): Storm over Persia
2004 • E17 45m
The Persian Empire has existed for 250 years in seemingly unshakable stability - until it collapses under the military attacks of Alexander the Great. With the discovery of thousands of clay tablets from the administrative archives of Persepolis, a strong administrative and constitutional state becomes visible. Historical investigations show that the Persian rulers in their vast empire saw themselves as guardians of law and guarantors of tolerance. Did the state leader Dareios III. failed at the last minute on the battlefield?