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- proper noun historical The empire ruled by the
Achaemenid dynasty 550 BC–330 BC.
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It has been that way since at least 330 B.C., when the Achaemenid Empire established the first Persian Empire in Pars (or Persis, the region which is called Fars in the present Iran) in southwestern region of Iran.
Muhammad Sahimi: Madam Secretary, the Name is Persian Gulf 2009
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Then you pass through teh various gates, which are decorated in motifs from various parts of the Achaemenid Empire.
Eric Lurio: Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part Four 2009
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Considered the first work of history in Western literature, the Histories tells the story of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC.
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So was the folly of the Achaemenid Empire, in a war which was won by Alexander the Great after he went to his mother's people, in Cyrenaica, to organize the revolt, against Persia, in Egypt, which enabled Alexander to conquer Tyre and thus take over the Persian Empire.
LaRouche's Latest 2009
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Written about 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories tells the story of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC.
Latest Articles 2009
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Persepolis (also spelled Perspolis, which is closer to how the word is pronounced in Persian), which was built by Darius I in 518 CE and was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire.
feminist blogs Richard Jeffrey Newman 2009
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Written about 440 BC in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek, The Histories tells the story of the Greco-Persian Wars between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek city-states in the 5th century BC.
Latest Articles 2009
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Persian Responses: Political and Cultural Interaction within the Achaemenid Empire.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Persian Responses: Political and Cultural Interaction within the Achaemenid Empire.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Persian Responses: Political and Cultural Interaction within the Achaemenid Empire.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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