Achaemenid Empire (Organization, Concept)

Canonical URI: http://nomisma.org/id/achaemenid_empire

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Achaemenid Empire (en), Impero achemenide (it), Imperio aqueménida (es), Empire achéménide (fr), Achämenidenreich (de), Αχαιμενική Αυτοκρατορία (el)Additional labels
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Persian Empire (en)

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The Achaemenid Empire, also called the Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire based in Western Asia founded by Cyrus the Great. It was brought to an end by the conquest of Alexander the Great.

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