Iraq

invasão do Iraque por uma coalizão de tropas lideradas pelos Estados Unidos

The early imperial period of the Achaemenid Persian state under Cyrus II, including its eastern and northeastern expansion.

Cyrus II, commonly known as Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire and ruler of Persia from approximately 559 to 530 BCE.

Queen of the Massagetae, known primarily from Herodotus’s account of the war with Cyrus II around 530 BCE.

cidade antiga na região histórica da Mesopotâmia, agora no Iraque

The broad Central Asian steppe associated with the Massagetae and other Saka groups.

Baghdad was the political and military center of occupied Iraq and a major site of insurgent and sectarian violence.

Fallujah was a major center of insurgent resistance and the site of two major battles involving U.S. forces in 2004.

país na Ásia Meridional

The Roman province containing Alexandria and the wider administrative and cultural setting of the story.

Ramadi, in Anbar Province, was a major arena of fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents during the Iraq War.