Achaemenid Empire - Wikipedia
WEBThe Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, [16] also known as the Persian Empire [16] or First Persian Empire [17] (/ ə ˈ k iː m ə n ɪ d /; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' [18] or 'The Kingdom' [19]), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.
Persian Empire ‑ Map, Timeline & Founder | HISTORY
WEBJan 25, 2018 · At its height under Darius the Great, the Persian Empire stretched from Europe’s Balkan Peninsula—in parts of what is present day Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine—to the Indus River Valley in...
Persian Empire - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · The Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, lasted from approximately 559 B.C.E. to 331 B.C.E. At its height, it encompassed the areas of modern-day Iran, Egypt, Turkey, and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Ancient Persia and the Persian Empire - ThoughtCo
WEBSep 8, 2018 · The extent of Persia varied, but at its height, it extended southwards to the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean; to the east and northeast, the Indus and Oxus rivers; to the north, the Caspian Sea and Mt. Caucasus; and to the west, the Euphrates River.
The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 B.C.)
WEBThe Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Its formation began in 550 B.C., when King Astyages of Media, who dominated much of Iran and eastern Anatolia (Turkey), was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus II (“the ...
Achaemenian Dynasty | Definition, Achievements, & Facts
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Achaemenian Dynasty (559–330 BCE), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings founded and ruled the Achaemenian Empire. Among the notable kings of the empire were Cyrus II (the Great) and Darius I. The dynasty came to an end with the death of Darius III, following his defeat by Alexander the Great.
Achaemenid Empire - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMay 11, 2011 · The Achaemenid Persian Empire is famous for effectively creating an empire of many nations and cultures, giving each conquered culture a reasonable amount of autonomy and self-governance in the form of …
Geography of the Persian Empire - History Archive
WEBExtent of the Empire: At its height under Darius I and Xerxes I, the Persian Empire stretched from the Indus Valley in the east to Thrace and Macedonia on the fringes of Greece in the west, and from the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea in the north to Egypt and Libya in the south.
4.3 The Persian Empire - World History Volume 1, to 1500
WEBDiscuss the history of Persia through the reign of Darius I; Describe the origin and tenets of Zoroastrianism; Identify the achievements and innovations of the Persian Empire; In conquering Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt, the Neo-Assyrians created the largest empire the Near East had ever seen.
Achaemenid Empire - World History Maps
WEBBy the 7th century BC, the Persians had settled in the south-western portion of the Iranian Plateau in the region of Persis, which came to be their heartland. From this region, Cyrus the Great advanced to defeat the Medes, Lydia, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire, establishing the Achaemenid Empire.