Achaemenes

The name Achaemenes, therefore, in spite of its connection with the royal clan name of Achaemenidae, may stand as perhaps that of a real Persian king, and, if so, as probably that of the first king, the original founder of the monarchy, who united the scattered tribes in one, and thus raised Persia into a power of considerable importance.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. George Rawlinson 1857

The name Achaemenes cannot fail to arouse some suspicion.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. George Rawlinson 1857

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Collectanea de rebus hibernicis .. 1786

All Persian kings claimed descent from the supposed founder of the line, Achaemenes.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

All Persian kings claimed descent from the supposed founder of the line, Achaemenes.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

All Persian kings claimed descent from the supposed founder of the line, Achaemenes.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Have we not heard that the former are sprung from Heracles, and the latter from Achaemenes, and that the race of Heracles and the race of Achaemenes go back to Perseus, son of Zeus?

The First Alcibiades 2006

At Salamis, Xerxes was not available to strike at, but his stand-ins were his half brother Ariabignes and his full brother Achaemenes, admiral of the Egyptian fleet.

The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004

At Salamis, Xerxes was not available to strike at, but his stand-ins were his half brother Ariabignes and his full brother Achaemenes, admiral of the Egyptian fleet.

The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004

In the early 7th century, one of their chiefs, Achaemenes (Hakhamanish) founded a dynasty, the Achaemenids, and won independence from the Neo-Elamite kings.

d. The Medes and the Persians 2001