Tag: Persian Empire

Persian Empire Language, Writing and Scribes The Persian Empire was vast, over 3,000 miles wide, the world’s first superpower, starting with Cyrus the Great around 550 BC. Persian rulers …

Pony Express, 1860-1861 On April 3, 1860, horse riders for the newly formed Pony Express mail delivery service simultaneously left Saint Joseph, Missouri, going west, and San Francisco, California, …