Vanished Persian Army Said Found In Desert

[PPI Brian]

Italian researchers are claiming that the remains of a lost band of Persian soldiers have been discovered, ending an archeological mystery. Many of the weapons and artifacts, along with scores of human bones, match those on record for their time period and help to prove that when the army disappeared it took an different course than thought of originally, albeit a doomed one. The 50,000 strong lost army of Persian King Cambyses II, first reported by Greek historian Herodotus, was most likely taken down by a massive sandstorm around 525 B.C. Said to have been sent to destroy the oracle at the Oasis of Siwa by Cambyses, son of Cyrus the Great, the men marched into the desert, and after last being seen at an oasis," they disappeared."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33791672/ns/technology_and_science-science?GT1=43001

[PPI Tim]

Cool Article Brian. No bones about it
That must have been quite the sandstorm.

[ldwalkup]

Brian,
Thanks for the article.  I love ancient history.  Keep them coming.  Wish I had a time machine.

[PPI Brian]

Brian,
Thanks for the article.  I love ancient history.  Keep them coming.  Wish I had a time machine.

Hi Linda,

You're welcome. I have always been fascinated by ancient history, and feel compelled to share articles like this one when I run across them.

Hope all is well

Brian

[ldwalkup]

Great.  Thank you.