Neatorama » persia http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:48:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lost Persian Army Discovered Almost 2,500 Years Later http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/09/lost-persian-army-discovered-almost-2500-years-later/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/09/lost-persian-army-discovered-almost-2500-years-later/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:31:10 +0000 Jill Harness http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27389 mass-grave-278x225.widecA massive army of Persian King Cambyses II was said to be swallowed up by the desert in the year 525 B.C. The army, containing a whopping 50,000 soldiers, made it to a desert oasis and then was never heard from again –until now.

“A wind arose from the south, strong and deadly, bringing with it vast columns of whirling sand, which entirely covered up the troops and caused them wholly to disappear,” wrote Herodotus.

Up until now, most historians thought this was mostly just a story, but the discovery of a massive collection of bones and silver and bronze jewelry in the desolate Sahara Desert has them reconsidering.

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This Persian rug is made of colored sand and is located beside the Straight of Hormuz. Life In The Fast Lane has some great images of the “carpet” being assembled as well as some largest sand carpets of the past and some neat sand sculptures.

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