King Cyrus and the Persians quickly conquered the Babylonian Empire, then they turned their attention to the Greeks. The Persians met with defeat twice, at the beach of Marathon and later in o...

21 minutes, 48 seconds
Published 6 days ago

King Cyrus established the Medo-Persian Empire, then came against and destroyed the Kingdom of Lydia. This brought the Persians in contact with the Greeks. Meanwhile, the Jews lived in exile ...

19 minutes, 12 seconds
Published 14 days ago

Israel had survived. The Jews declared independence and fought for their new state, and when the shooting stopped, Israel was still there. The Arabs vowed revenge, but in 1967 Israel won an e...

23 minutes, 50 seconds
Published: 7/22/2008

When the cease-fire expired, Israel quickly gained the upper hand and the Arabs asked for another cease-fire. The Israelis made one last attack on the gates of the Old City but failed to break...

22 minutes, 53 seconds
Published: 7/11/2008

Israel brought in tons of supplies during the cease-fire. The terrorists of the Irgun also tried to bring in their own weapons on the ship SS Altalena. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion would n...

18 minutes, 24 seconds
Published: 7/7/2008

The situation had become desperate for Israel. The Jews in Jerusalem were on the verge of starvation, and they would soon be forced to accept whatever terms the Arabs demanded. Israel accepte...

20 minutes, 11 seconds
Published: 6/29/2008

The Jews in Jerusalem were starving, so David Ben-Gurion ordered the Haganah to attack the strong Arab Legion positions at Latrun. The Haganah commander wanted to wait, but Ben-Gurion persiste...

22 minutes, 13 seconds
Published: 6/2/2008

The Israelis seized Zion Gate and carried supplies to the beseiged Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. But then the Jews left Zion Gate, and the feared Arab Legion finally arrived. T...

16 minutes, 24 seconds
Published: 4/29/2008

The Jewish Quarter of the Old City was under siege and about to fall, so the Israelis attacked Jaffa Gate. After a fierce fight, the Jews withdrew and the Arabs begged for the Arab Legion to c...

18 minutes, 25 seconds
Published: 4/21/2008

After declaring independence, Israel was attacked by five Arab armies. Was it a miracle that the new state survived, or were the Arab armies just ineffective? In the first days of fighting, A...

22 minutes, 05 seconds
Published: 4/10/2008