The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the First Persian Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The... 170 KB (17,307 words) - 16:22, 24 April 2024 |
Median state (redirect from Median Empire) significant portion of the Iranian plateau, preceding the powerful Achaemenid Empire. The frequent interference of the Assyrians in the Zagros region led... 118 KB (15,578 words) - 22:49, 26 April 2024 |
The Achaemenid Empire was the first Persian empire, founded in 550 BC by Cyrus the Great, part of the Achaemenid dynasty. Template:Cyrus family tree *1... 8 KB (61 words) - 18:09, 18 March 2024 |
The Achaemenid dynasty (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 Haxāmanišyaʰ; Persian: هخامنشی Haxâmaneši; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμενίδαι Achaimenidai; Latin: Achaemenides)... 13 KB (932 words) - 10:28, 24 April 2024 |
the Achaemenid Empire in Upper Mesopotamia from 539 to 330 BC as a military protectorate state. Although sometimes regarded as a satrapy, Achaemenid royal... 43 KB (5,319 words) - 18:41, 6 April 2024 |
Cyrus the Great (category 6th-century BC Kings of the Achaemenid Empire) founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Median Empire and embracing... 114 KB (12,849 words) - 12:29, 27 April 2024 |
Herodotus divided the Achaemenid Empire into 20 districts for the purpose of tribute payments. The following is a description of the ethnic makeup of... 7 KB (240 words) - 17:00, 1 November 2023 |
to the Achaemenid Empire (550 BC to 330 BC) which was founded by Cyrus the Great. The Persian Empire may also refer to: First Persian Empire or the Achaemenid... 2 KB (223 words) - 06:02, 20 April 2024 |
Satrap (category Achaemenid Empire) Median and Persian (Achaemenid) Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires. A satrapy is the... 15 KB (1,501 words) - 21:59, 30 March 2024 |
Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (redirect from Macedonian Empire) overthrew the Achaemenid Empire and conquered territory that stretched as far as the Indus River. For a brief period, his Macedonian Empire was the most... 218 KB (24,230 words) - 18:21, 10 March 2024 |
Babylonia (redirect from Achaemenid Babylonia) By the mid Seleucid Empire (312–150 BC) period this term too had fallen from use. Babylonia was absorbed into the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BC, becoming... 96 KB (12,870 words) - 18:12, 14 March 2024 |
Persis (section Achaemenid Empire) Achaemenid Empire, are located in Fars. The Achaemenid Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330 BC, incorporating most of their vast empire.... 13 KB (1,170 words) - 02:58, 18 February 2024 |
Slavery in Iran (redirect from Slavery in the Achaemenid Empire) incorporated into the Achaemenid Empire. Because of their participation in cuneiform culture, the Elamites are one of the few pre-Achaemenid civilizations of... 30 KB (4,040 words) - 01:19, 24 April 2024 |
Artaxerxes II (category 5th-century BC Kings of the Achaemenid Empire) 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 Artaxšaçāʰ; Greek: Ἀρταξέρξης), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 BC to 358 BC. He was the son and successor of Darius II... 44 KB (4,782 words) - 16:29, 3 February 2024 |
language of the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires, and their successor, the Achaemenid Empire. Among the descendant scripts in modern use, the... 42 KB (2,345 words) - 12:09, 24 April 2024 |
Imperial Aramaic (redirect from Achaemenid Aramaic) administration in the late Neo-Assyrian Empire and its successor states, the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Achaemenid Empire, also adding to that some later (Post-Imperial)... 23 KB (2,577 words) - 11:00, 30 November 2023 |
History of ancient Lebanon (redirect from Achaemenid Phoenicia) Macedonia in 4th century BC.[citation needed] Main rulers under the Achaemenid Empire: Eshmunazar II Tabnit Baalshillem II Abdashtart I Tennes Persian style... 16 KB (2,024 words) - 04:08, 22 February 2024 |
Bactria (redirect from Bactrian Empire) Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great as one of the satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire; it was a special satrapy, ruled by a crown prince or an intended... 38 KB (4,367 words) - 07:26, 22 April 2024 |
Ecbatana (section Achaemenid Empire (550 - 330 BC)) the capital of the Median Empire in western Iran, and later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires. It was also an important... 38 KB (3,673 words) - 11:50, 7 March 2024 |
Xerxes I (category 5th-century BC Kings of the Achaemenid Empire) was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was the... 48 KB (5,137 words) - 16:07, 27 April 2024 |