[Servant of the 9]

So since someone can make a carving of a bull it means that their culture must not be corrupt or decadent?

No, but the Greeks were as bad.
There were some republics in Greece, for a small oligarchy of the population, but far more despotisms.
No people ever surpassed the Greek City States in treachery and backstabbing. Any given state was as likely to switch sides and join the Persians as to show up for a battle.

Don't forget that at that time Persia had not yet suffered under Arab or Mongolian invasion. It was essentially a European nation speaking an Indo-European language, and very little different from any part of Greece.

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[Ciexyz]

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[wtc911]

It was essentially a European nation speaking an Indo-European language,

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What could you possibly mean by that? Name three European 'nations' that existed at that time (not tribes - nations). Are you suggesting that Persians are racially European? What language roots does ancient Farsi share with European languages? What are you trying to say?