- The
Achaemenid Empire or
Achaemenian Empire, also
known as the
Persian Empire or
First Persian Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. '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...
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historian Herodotus to a 10,000-strong unit of
elite heavy infantry in the
Achaemenid army. They
served in a dual capacity,
operating as an
imperial guard and...
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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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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...
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Achaemenid architecture includes all
architectural achievements of the
Achaemenid Persians manifesting in
construction of
spectacular cities used for...
- 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 Syria was the
portion of the Near East
known in
antiquity as
Syria and
governed under the
Persian Achaemenid Empire as the
Satrapy of Eber-Nari...
- the
Achaemenid Empire in
Upper Mesopotamia from 539 to 330 BC as a
military protectorate state.
Although sometimes regarded as a satrapy,
Achaemenid royal...
