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Cyrus the Great
Cyrus II (d. 530 BCE), also known as Cyrus the Great, was the fourth...
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The Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is a document issued by Cyrus the Great, consisting...
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Achaemenid Empire
East of the Zagros Mountains, a high plateau stretches off towards...
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Ancient Persian Government
The government of ancient Persia was based on a highly efficient...
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Cambyses II
Cambyses II (r. 530-522 BCE) was the second king of the Achaemenid...
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Ancient Persian Culture
Ancient Persian culture flourished between the reign of Cyrus II...
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Pasargadae
Pasargadae was one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings...
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Ancient Persian Warfare
The ancient Persian military evolved from the earlier armed forces...
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Babylon
Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose...
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Lydia
Lydia was a region of western Asia Minor which prospered due to...
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Herodotus in Art
Herodotus' Histories with their historical, geographical, ethnographic...
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Bureaucracy in the Achaemenid Empire: Learning from the Past
In the early days of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE), the kings...