- 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)...
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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...
- 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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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 conquest of
Egypt may
refer to:
First Achaemenid conquest of
Egypt (525 BC)
Second Achaemenid conquest of
Egypt (340/339 BC)
Conquest of Egypt...
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Achaemenid architecture includes all
architectural achievements of the
Achaemenid Persians manifesting in
construction of
spectacular cities used for...
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Achaemenid Macedonia refers to the
period in
which the
ancient Gr****
Kingdom of
Macedonia was
under the
reign of the
Achaemenid Persians. In 512/511 BC...
- of
Elamite lexemes are
known from the
Achaemenid royal inscriptions –
trilingual inscriptions of the
Achaemenid Empire, in
which Elamite was
written using...
- the Great, was the
founder of the
Persian Achaemenid Empire.
Hailing from Persis, he
brought the
Achaemenid dynasty to
power by
defeating the
Median Empire...
