gone through thousands of years of East-West conflict of the ancient capital ofthe Persian Tai Xiou Feng:
The Taixi Peak site today is a desert site that only archeologistsvisit. But if time goes back more than 1,000 years, this is the core ofthe entire Mesopotamian plain. It was not only the capital of the PersianEmpire, but also a port to the east of the Western Mediterraneancivilization. The ups and downs of the entire city are not only a healthybarometer of the two rivers and Persian culture, but also a symbol of theadvance and retreat of the classical Mediterranean world.
Alexander's expedition pushed the Mediterranean world into the hinterland ofAsia
As early as the 4th century BC, Alexander's expedition broke the old order ofworld civilization. Although the number of Greek soldiers from the East issmall, they have become leaders in many Asian provinces and a cultural bridgeto maintain links between different regions. Over the next few hundred years,no matter how powerful and powerful the dynasty was, the borders of theMediterranean world were pushed to the borders of Asia. The difference iswhether Syria is the border or the Persian Gulf is a distant inlandsea. When Babylon, the world's old capital, was destroyed by the civilwar, the Greeks of the Seleucid dynasty established the new city of Celestia asthe center of the empire and the capital of the Mesopotamian plains.
The rise of the Parthian empire squeezes the Mediterranean world out of twomajor watersheds
But by the 2nd century BC, the core area of
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