Persia

Betekenis

1. The former term referring to Iran in the West.
2. Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
3. Territories corresponding to either of the two Persian Empires ruled by dynasties from Persis, specially the first of the two.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɜː(ɹ).ʒə/

Etymologie

From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Zinnen

This meant that Sparta was also effectively at war with Persia .

Dit betekende dat Sparta ook effectief in oorlog was met Perzië.