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Cyrus the Great
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Cyrus the Great

Cyrus II (d. 530 BCE), also known as Cyrus the Great, was the fourth...
Cyrus Cylinder
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The Cyrus Cylinder

The Cyrus Cylinder is a document issued by Cyrus the Great, consisting...
Achaemenid Empire Map
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Achaemenid Empire

East of the Zagros Mountains, a high plateau stretches off towards...
Statue of Khosrau I in Tehran courthouse
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Ancient Persian Government

The government of ancient Persia was based on a highly efficient...
Cambyses II of Persia
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Cambyses II

Cambyses II (r. 530-522 BCE) was the second king of the Achaemenid...
All Nations Gate at Persepolis
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Ancient Persian Culture

Ancient Persian culture flourished between the reign of Cyrus II...
Pasargadae Palace
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Pasargadae

Pasargadae was one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings...
Men with shields and spears from Persepolis
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Ancient Persian Warfare

The ancient Persian military evolved from the earlier armed forces...
Lion of Babylon, Ishtar Gate
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Babylon

Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose...
Lydian Silver Stater
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Lydia

Lydia was a region of western Asia Minor which prospered due to...
The Judgement of Cambyses, David
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Herodotus in Art

Herodotus' Histories with their historical, geographical, ethnographic...
Yakhchal
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Inventions & Innovations of Ancient Persia

Ancient Persian culture contributed many of the aspects of the...