Persia

The League of Corinth was an initiative of King Philip II of Macedon to unite all Greek city-states against the Persian Achaemenid Empire

The last words of king Croesus are a phrase that is still used today, as is the name of the king that is used to describe someone excessively rich

Alexander the Great had an enormous influence on the cultures of the ancient world as a result of his military campaigns across the Near East.