Persian Empire
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan
- Date: Sixth to fourth centuries
Article abstract: Military significance: Spanning a time period of great transition, the Persian Empire marked the end of the ancient and the beginning of the modern world.
The Achaemenid Persian Empire, surpassed in size only by the Roman Empire, was made up of diverse peoples who thrived under a central form of government. In 558 b.c.e., Cyrus, later known as Cyrus the Great, at the age of forty, became king of Anshan, a subordinate state of Media, the powerful empire that had ruled all of Asia for more than a century. Married to the daughter of Astyages, king...
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