Persian Achaemenid Empire
Achaemenid Dynasty: 559 BC - 330 BC
Cyrus and Darius The Greats
The Empire of Darius The Great of Achaemenids, 486 BC. Iran was the only super power and she owned half of the known world at the time. The Great Persian Empire, Achaemenid Dynasty, 539 BC - 330 BC, The Era of Cyrus The Great and Darius the Great. Cyrus I, built The Persian Empire and started the Achaemenid Dynasty's era (559 BC).

Achaemenid Empire Eras
Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC)

Achaemenid Empire Boundaries

Achaemenid Empire 500 BC
Achaemenid Empire: region of Darius I (500 BC)

Achaemenid Empire 343 BC
Artaxerxes III reconsolidated The Empire in 343 BC

Persian Empire during Xerxes' reign and its greatest extent about 300 BC.
Xerxes The Great's Era and Boundaries of Darius The Great. Naval and land campaigns of Xerxes at Greece opened a foothold in Balkans and established a base in Europe. Persian Empire was extended North-South from Central Russia to Napata (Ancient Libya) in North Africa and East-West from Borders of China to Central Greece in Europe. Persian Empire stretched in three continents.

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