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- Achaemenid_Empire abstract "The Achaemenid Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian:PAARASA <PA-A-RA-SA> Pārsa; New Persian: شاهنشاهی هخامنشی c. 550–330 BC), or First Persian Empire, was an empire based in Western Asia in Iran, founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great. The dynasty draws its name from a hypothetical king Achaemenes, who would have ruled the Persis region between 705 BC and 675 BC. The empire expanded to eventually rule over significant portions of the ancient world, which at around 500 BCE stretched from parts of the Balkans (Bulgaria) and Thrace-Macedonia in the west, to the Indus valley in the east. The Achaemenid Empire would eventually control Egypt as well. It was ruled by a series of hereditary monarchs who found a way to help unify its disparate tribes and nationalities by constructing a complex network of roads.By the 600s BC, the Persians (pārsa) had settled in the region in the southwestern portion of the Iranian plateau, in what came to be known as Persis ("city of Persians") bounded on the west by the Tigris River and on the south by the Persian Gulf; this region came to be their heartland. It was from this region that Cyrus the Great would advance to defeat the Kingdom of Media, the Kingdom of Lydia, and the Babylonian Empire, to form the Achaemenid Empire. At the height of its power after the conquest of ancient Egypt, the empire encompassed approximately 8 million square kilometers spanning three continents: Asia, Europe and Africa. At its greatest extent, the empire included the modern territories of Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, all significant population centers of ancient Egypt as far west as Libya, Thrace and the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, much of the Black Sea coastal regions, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, much of Central Asia, Afghanistan, China, northern Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and parts of Oman and the UAE.In 480 BC, it is estimated that 50 million people lived in the Achaemenid Empire. According to Guinness World Records, the empire at its peak ruled over 44% of the world's population, the highest such figure for any empire in history. It is noted in Western history as the antagonist of the Greek city states during the Greco-Persian Wars, for emancipation of slaves including the Jewish exiles in Babylon, and for building infrastructure such as a postal system and road systems, and the use of an official language, Aramaic, throughout its territories. The empire had a centralised, bureaucratic administration under a king and a large professional army and civil services, inspiring similar systems in later empires.The delegation of power to local governments is thought to have eventually weakened the king's authority, causing resources to be expended in attempts to subdue local rebellions, and leading to the disunity of the region at the time of Alexander the Great's invasion in 334 BC. This viewpoint, however, is challenged by some modern scholars who argue that the Achaemenid Empire was not facing any such crisis around the time of Alexander, and that only internal succession struggles within the Achaemenid family ever came close to weakening the empire. Alexander, an avid admirer of Cyrus the Great, would eventually cause the collapse of the empire and its disintegration around 330 BC into what later became the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Seleucid Empire, in addition to other minor territories which gained independence at that time. However, the Persian population of the central plateau continued to thrive and eventually reclaimed power by the 2nd century BC.The historical mark of the Achaemenid Empire went far beyond its territorial and military influences and included cultural, social, technological and religious influences as well. Many Athenians adopted Achaemenid customs in their daily lives in a reciprocal cultural exchange, some being employed by, or allied to the Persian kings. The impact of Cyrus the Great's Edict of Restoration is mentioned in Judeo-Christian texts and the empire was instrumental in the spread of Zoroastrianism as far east as China. Even Alexander the Great adopted some of its customs, venerating the Persian kings including Cyrus the Great, and receiving proskynesis as they did, despite Macedonian disapproval. The Persian Empire would also set the tone for the politics, heritage and history of modern Persia (now called Iran).".
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Babylon.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Ecbatana.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Pasargadae.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Persepolis.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Susa.
- Achaemenid_Empire currency Achaemenid_coinage.
- Achaemenid_Empire currency Persian_daric.
- Achaemenid_Empire dissolutionYear "-0330".
- Achaemenid_Empire foundingYear "-0550".
- Achaemenid_Empire governmentType Feudalism.
- Achaemenid_Empire thumbnail Median_Empire.jpg?width=300.
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- Achaemenid_Empire borderS "no".
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Babylon.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Ecbatana.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Pasargadae.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Persepolis.
- Achaemenid_Empire capital Susa.
- Achaemenid_Empire commonLanguages "Persian[[#inforefa".
- Achaemenid_Empire commonName "Persia".
- Achaemenid_Empire continent "Eurasia".
- Achaemenid_Empire conventionalLongName "Achaemenid Empire".
- Achaemenid_Empire country Iran.
- Achaemenid_Empire currency Achaemenid_coinage.
- Achaemenid_Empire currency Persian_daric.
- Achaemenid_Empire dateEvent "499".
- Achaemenid_Empire dateEvent "525".
- Achaemenid_Empire dateEvent "539".
- Achaemenid_Empire dateEvent "547".
- Achaemenid_Empire era Classical_antiquity.
- Achaemenid_Empire event Battle_of_Opis.
- Achaemenid_Empire event Battle_of_Pelusium_(525_BC).
- Achaemenid_Empire event Battle_of_Thymbra.
- Achaemenid_Empire event Greco-Persian_Wars.
- Achaemenid_Empire eventEnd Wars_of_Alexander_the_Great.
- Achaemenid_Empire eventStart Persian_Revolt.
- Achaemenid_Empire flag "Flag of Iran".
- Achaemenid_Empire flagP "Anatolia Ancient Regions base.svg".
- Achaemenid_Empire flagP "Ancient Egypt map-en.svg".
- Achaemenid_Empire flagP "Median Empire.jpg".
- Achaemenid_Empire flagP "Neo-Babylonian Empire.png".
- Achaemenid_Empire flagS "Vergina Sun - Golden Larnax.png".
- Achaemenid_Empire flagType "Standard of Cyrus the Great".
- Achaemenid_Empire footnotes "a. '''[[#infoa".
- Achaemenid_Empire governmentType Feudalism.
- Achaemenid_Empire governmentType Monarchy.
- Achaemenid_Empire hasPhotoCollection Achaemenid_Empire.
- Achaemenid_Empire imageFlag "Standard of Cyrus the Great .svg".
- Achaemenid_Empire imageMap "AchaemenidMapBehistunInscription.png".
- Achaemenid_Empire imageMapCaption "Achaemenid territorial expansion and greatest extent.".
- Achaemenid_Empire leader Cyrus_the_Great.
- Achaemenid_Empire leader Darius_III.
- Achaemenid_Empire lifeSpan "550".
- Achaemenid_Empire nativeName "Pārsa".
- Achaemenid_Empire p "Lydia".
- Achaemenid_Empire p "Median Empire".
- Achaemenid_Empire p "Neo-Babylonian Empire".
- Achaemenid_Empire p "Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt".
- Achaemenid_Empire region "Near East".
- Achaemenid_Empire religion Babylonian_religion.
- Achaemenid_Empire religion Zoroastrianism.
- Achaemenid_Empire s "Macedonian Empire".
- Achaemenid_Empire statArea "8000000".
- Achaemenid_Empire statPop "50000000".
- Achaemenid_Empire statYear "500".
- Achaemenid_Empire titleLeader "king or king of kings".
- Achaemenid_Empire titleLeader "xšāyaϑiya or xšāyaϑiya xšāyaϑiyānām".
- Achaemenid_Empire yearEnd "330".
- Achaemenid_Empire yearLeader "336".
- Achaemenid_Empire yearLeader "559".
- Achaemenid_Empire yearStart "550".
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:Achaemenid_Empire.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:Ancient_Egypt.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:Ancient_Persia.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:Articles_which_contain_graphical_timelines.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:History_of_Africa.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:History_of_Asia.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:History_of_Iran.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:History_of_Zoroastrianism.
- Achaemenid_Empire subject Category:History_of_the_Balkans.