Explaining Expansion of Persian Empire: The Use of Cavalry

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10.2991/assehr.k.211220.167How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Persian empire; expansion; cavalry; 6thB.C.

Abstract

The essay is to explore why the expansion of the Persian empire was so successful in 6th B.C. This phenomenon has been observed in the 6th B.C., and the territory of the Persian empire crossed the Asian, African, and European continent. The essay uses the case study method. It focuses only on the Persian empire, but it will look into this case from a comparative perspective with the old Chinese empire and the Roman empire. Through the document analysis, the essay presents a historical interpretation of the expansion of the Persian empire. The result of the essay reveals one of the most important reasons for its successful expansion is the use of cavalry. In conclusion, the essay deepens our understanding of the Persian empire. Moreover, the essay can be useful to reveal the historical root of contemporary disorder in the Middle East. Therefore, it might be helpful to propose solutions for the peace of the region. Admittedly, the essay is limited because it only focuses on the military perspective but does not look at other economic and cultural aspects. Further studies can look into more parts of the economic and cultural aspects of the Persian empire.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Junjie Huang
AU  - Zhengyi Lin
AU  - Bolong Wang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - Explaining Expansion of Persian Empire: The Use of Cavalry
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 975
EP  - 979
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.167
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.167
ID  - Huang2021
ER  -