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Croesus ( /ˈkriːsəs/ KREE-səs; Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος, Kroisos; 595 BC – c. 547? BC) was the king of Lydia from 560 to 547 BC until his defeat by the Persians. The fall of Croesus made a profound impact on the Hellenes, providing a fixed point in their calendar. "By the fifth century at least," J.A.S. Evans remarked, "Croesus had become a figure of myth, who stood outside the conventional restraints of chronology." Croesus was renowned for his wealth—Herodotus and Pausanias noted his gifts preserved at Delphi.
In Greek and Persian cultures the name of Croesus became a synonym for a wealthy man. Croesus' wealth remained proverbial beyond classical antiquity: in English, expressions such as "rich as Croesus" or "richer than Croesus" are used to indicate great wealth to this day. The earliest known such usage in English was John Gower's in Confessio amantis (1390):
That if the tresor of Cresus
And al the gold Octovien,
Forth with the richesse Yndien
Of Perles and of riche stones,
Were al togedre myn at ones...
Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: Kuruš (c. 600 BC or 576 BC–530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus the Elder, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly and eventually conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia, parts of Europe and the Caucasus. From the Mediterranean sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had yet seen. He also pronounced one of the first historically important declarations of human rights via the Cyrus Cylinder sometime between 539-530 BCE.
The reign of Cyrus the Great lasted between 29 and 31 years. Cyrus built his empire by conquering first the Median Empire, then the Lydian Empire and eventually the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Either before or after Babylon, he led an expedition into central Asia, which resulted in major campaigns that were described as having brought "into subjection every nation without exception". Cyrus did not venture into Egypt, as he himself died in battle, fighting the Massagetae along the Syr Darya in December 530 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Cambyses II, who managed to add to the empire by conquering Egypt, Nubia, and Cyrenaica during his short rule.
Actors: Kevin McCorkle (actor), Robert Miano (actor), Lance Henriksen (actor), David A.R. White (producer), Gallagher (actor), Azel James (actor), Ben Maccabee (actor), Rolf Saxon (actor), Russell Wolfe (actor), Russell Wolfe (producer), Michael Scott (producer), Kyle T. Heffner (actor), Gabriel Sabloff (editor), Will Musser (composer), Cary Solomon (writer),
Plot: In 605 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonnians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including Daniel. Daniel was taken to Babylon to serve it. As Powerful King , Nebuchandnezzar. Daniel as an example of boldness and faithfulness to God in the most difficult circumstances had eternal impact on the people and the kings that he encountered.
Keywords: 6th-century-b.c., advisor, babylon, babylon-babylonia, based-on-the-bible, biblical, conquest, decree, dream, dream-interpretationActors: Karlos Alastruey (director), Karlos Alastruey (producer), Karlos Alastruey (writer), Karlos Alastruey (editor), Fernando Ustarroz (actor), Javier Alastruey (writer), Ander Janin (actor), Aintzane Alastruey (actress), Javier Baigorri (actor), Miguel Iturralde (producer), Steven Wilson (composer), Beatriz Urzáiz (actress), Oihana Paniagua (actress), Joxepe Gil (actor), Lorea Otazu (actress),
Genres: Fantasy,Actors: Ted Fletcher (actor), Alessandro Leën (director), Alessandro Leën (producer), Jessica Howard (actor), Isolde Rosevear (producer), Jessica Howard (actor), Isolde Rosevear (writer), Anna Curran (actor), Jonas Verzyck (miscellaneous crew), Ruth P. England (actor), Killian Stanley (actor), Elvan Gokgoz (actress), Dara Keegan (actress), Tony van Melleart (editor), Bernie Gareth Charles (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: The last thing Gitane Mayfair did before disappearing mysteriously was to forbid her niece Pallas Greene from following 'artistic pursuits' - a rule which Pallas, in the grand tradition of all teenagers, promptly ignored. When Pallas finds out that she has inherited Gitane's vast estate, she returns to the House of Mayfair and discovers the reason for her aunt's strange rule.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Short,i think i'm rotting on the inside. way down deep inside my soul.. i've built
this little coffin that i live in every day. i peek out every day or so to see
those ghosts at play. i've got my knife right by my side. i keep it warm, i hold
the blade. i want to keep watch, keep hold.. for when they come to take my soul
away. i've got this fear living inside me. it keeps me crippled and cold. like a
child i lie frozen. i hope these arms won't reach out and take hold. there's