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- noun Plural form of
Achaemenid .
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Zoroastrian reformation; the inscriptions of the Achaemenidae
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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This Ardashir was very busy remembering the story of the Achaemenidae: men, like himself, of Fars; men, like himself, of the One and Only
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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Too remote for all scholars even to agree that it existed; set by those who do believe in it at about 1100 B.C. -- we hear of a "Powerful empire in Bactria" -- which is up towards Afghanistan; I take it that it was from this the Persian tradition came -- last down to, and through, the period of the Achaemenidae.
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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Three battles, and the Parthian empire is a thing of the past; and Ardashir (which is Artaxerxes) the son of Papak the son of Sassan sits in the great seat of the Achaemenidae.
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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Darius, king of Persia, was the son of Hystaspes, of the royal family of the Achaemenidae.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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Darius, the son of Hystaspes, of the royal race of the _Achaemenidae_, succeeded.
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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At a sign from the king the Achaemenidae rose from the earth.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Achaemenidae, who were standing by, to hail the old man jokingly and throw him little pieces of money, which he picked up laboriously and thankfully from the ground.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Persian raiment, that thou, as befitteth the consort of the mightiest of all rulers, mayest approach the gates of the Achaemenidae in Median garments.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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I want especially to excite the Achaemenidae against our enemy.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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