He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
The Persian empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, was created under ancient Persian emperor Cyrus the Great. In its heyday, the Persian empire stretched from modern-day Iran into Central ...
It was more a collection of kingdoms than what we might immediately think of as an empire. Cyrus called himself ... each with their own ruler but all under firm Persian control.
Cyrus the Great (r.550-530 BCE), founder of the Achaemenid Empire captured it around 540-539 BCE, and under his son Cambyses ...
It was more a collection of kingdoms than what we might immediately think of as an empire. Cyrus called himself ... each with their own ruler but all under firm Persian control.