The Achaemenids were the ruling dynasty of Cyrus the Great and his family over the Persian empire, from 550-330 BC, when it was conquered by Alexander the Great. Cyrus’s empire included Libya, Ethiopia, Thrace, Macedonia, Afghanistan, and the Punjab and everything in between. Continue reading Archaeology Achaemenid Dynasty
Tag: Pasargadae
Persian Empire: Timeline and Definition Archaeology
Tomb of Cyrus, Pasargadae (Iran)
Shirley Schermer (c) 2002
Definition:
The Persian Empire included all of what is now Iran, and in fact Persia was the official name of Iran until 1935. At its height about 500 BC, the founding dynasty of the empire, the Achaemenids, had conquered Asia as far as the Indus River, Greece, and North Africa including what is now Egypt and Libya. Continue reading Persian Empire: Timeline and Definition Archaeology
Achaemenid Dynasty Pasargadae Image
Number of pictures courtesy of Mr Ali Majdfar
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