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Biography on Miltiades |Persian Invasions of Greece

Biography on Miltiades! Miltiades, son of Cimon, succeeded his brother Stesagoras as the tyrant of Thacian Chersonese. He was the nephew of Miltiades (senior) who came to possess Chersonese as a tyrant. By a strata­gem Miltiades, son of Cimon, arrested the leading men at Chersonese and thereby removed the possibility of any local leader's bid for the tyranny. He strengthened [...]

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Biography of Ashoka: Early Life, Kalinga War and Reforms

This article provides a biography of Asoka. Birth and Early Life: Accession: The romantic hypothesis based on Seleukos entering into a matrimonial alliance with Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka's grandfather, which according to Sylvain Levi "introduced a Greek Princess in the Mauryan harem" that Asoka was either the grandson or son of the Greek Princess remains unproved. That he was not the [...]

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Biography of Chandragupta Maurya: Ancestry, Early Life and His Conquest

Biography of Chandragupta Maurya: Ancestry, Early Life and His Conquest! Chandragupta's Ancestry: The rise of the Maurya Empire was a political phenomenon of great consequence in the history of India. It is as remarkable as captivating. The hero who ushered in this new age of unity and imperial rule was Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta's ancestry is not known for certain. In [...]

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