- The
Achaemenid Empire or
Achaemenian Empire, also
known as the
First Persian Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The...
- The
Achaemenid dynasty (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 Haxāmanišyaʰ; Persian: هخامنشی Haxâmaneši;
Ancient Gr****: Ἀχαιμενίδαι Achaimenidai; Latin: Achaemenides)...
- The
Achaemenid Empire issued coins from 520 BC–450 BC to 330 BC. The
Persian daric was the
first gold coin which,
along with a
similar silver coin, the...
-
initiated a
protracted campaign to
absorb parts of
India into his
nascent Achaemenid Empire. In this
initial incursion, the
Persian army
annexed a
large region...
- to an
elite heavy infantry unit of 10,000
soldiers in the army of the
Achaemenid Empire. The unit
served in a dual
capacity through its role as imperial...
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Achaemenid Macedonia refers to the
period in
which the
ancient Gr****
Kingdom of
Macedonia was
under the sway of the
Achaemenid Persians. In 512/511 BC...
- the 26th
Saite Dynasty founded by
Psamtik I, but
includes the time of
Achaemenid Persian rule over
Egypt after the
conquest by
Cambyses II in 525 BC as...
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Achaemenid Arabia 𐎠𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹, Arabāya
Arabia (Old
Persian cuneiform: 𐎠𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹, Arabāya) was a
satrapy (province) of the
Achaemenid Empire. Achaemenid...
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Cyrus the Great, was the
founder of the
Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Hailing from Persis, he
brought the
Achaemenid dynasty to
power by
defeating the Median...
- The
Achaemenid Empire was the
first Persian empire,
founded in 550 BC by
Cyrus the Great, part of the
Achaemenid dynasty. Template:Cyrus
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