A chronology of key events: 550-330 BC - Achaemenid dynasty rules the first Persian Empire. At its greatest extent under Darius I stretches from the Aegean Sea and Libya to the Indus Valley ...

Researchers from the University of Michigan's Notion Archaeological Project have struck gold. The team of archeologists ...

The (First) Persian Empire. The Achaemenid Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great around 550 B.C.E., who went by the title of King of Kings (Shahanshah).

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The Persian Empire was a power for more than 200 years that ruled many different cultures—from Greece and Egypt to Central Asia and India. Evidence of the great empire is highlighted in the Oriental ...

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A chronology of key events: 550-330 BC - Achaemenid dynasty rules the first Persian Empire. At its greatest extent under Darius I stretches from the Aegean Sea and Libya to the Indus Valley. The ...