Under the Seljuk rule, Persia gained a period of economic and cultural prosperity. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/484/the-style--regional-differences-of-seljuk-minarets/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #Anjar #Architecture

Ancient Persian Culture flourished between the reign of Cyrus II (The Great, r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ancient_Persian_Culture/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AncientPersianArtandArchitecture #AncientPersianCulture

Persia (roughly modern-day Iran) is among the oldest inhabited regions in the world. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AncientPersianMythology #ParthiaEmpire

The Ten Thousand Immortals were the elite force of the Persian army of the Achaemenid Empire (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Immortals/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #PersianImmortals #PersianWarfare

The Late Period of Egypt (525-332 BCE) is the era following the Third Intermediate Period (1069-525) and preceding the brief Hellenistic Period (332-323 BCE) when Egypt was ruled by the Argead officials installed by Alexander the Great prior to the rise of the Greek Ptolemaic Dynasty (323-30 BCE). https://www.worldhistory.org/Late_Period_of_Ancient_Egypt/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #CambysesII #DariusI

Cyrus the Great (558-530 BCE) built the first universal empire, stretching from Greece to the Indus River. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/208/cultural-links-between-india--the-greco-roman-worl/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AlexandertheGreat #CyrustheGreat

The Achaemenid Persian Empire functioned as well as it did because of the efficient bureaucracy established by its founder Cyrus the Great (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Governor/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesII #ParthiaEmpire

Ahura Mazda (also known as Ahuramazda, Harzoo, Hormazd, Hourmazd, Hurmuz, Ohrmazd, 'Lord' or 'Spirit') is the highest spirit worshipped in Zoroastrianism, the old Mede and ancient Persian mythology which spread across Asia predating Christianity. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ahura_Mazda/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #Ahriman #AhuraMazda

Ancient Persian Culture flourished between the reign of Cyrus II (The Great, r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ancient_Persian_Culture/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AncientPersianArtandArchitecture #AncientPersianCulture

The Achaemenid Persian Empire functioned as well as it did because of the efficient bureaucracy established by its founder Cyrus the Great (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Governor/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesII #ParthiaEmpire

History is not predictable; in many ways it can take on a life of its own. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/854/alexander-the-great-a-case-study-in-martial-leader/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AlexandertheGreat #AntipaterMacedonianGeneral

In this interview, World History Encyclopedia sits down with author Matt Waters to chat about his new book King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great published by Oxford University Press. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2034/interview-king-of-the-world-by-matt-waters/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #CyrustheGreat

The Ten Thousand Immortals were the elite force of the Persian army of the Achaemenid Empire (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Immortals/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #PersianImmortals #PersianWarfare

Under the Seljuk rule, Persia gained a period of economic and cultural prosperity. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/484/the-style--regional-differences-of-seljuk-minarets/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #Anjar #Architecture

East of the Zagros Mountains, a high plateau stretches off towards India.https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaemenid_Empire/ #AchaemenidEmpire #AhuraMazda #AncientPersianArtandArchitecture #History

The authors focus on human-environment interactions, climate change, societal fragility, and the impact of such interactions on individual and social identities, gender roles, craft specialization, and writing and sealing practices within evolving societal formations. https://www.worldhistory.org/review/333/the-archaeology-of-iran-from-the-palaeolithic-to-t/ #Archaeology #AchaemenidEmpire #AncientIran #History

The Achaemenid Persian Empire functioned as well as it did because of the efficient bureaucracy established by its founder Cyrus the Great (r. c. 550-530 BCE) which was administered through the satrapy system.https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Governor/ #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesII #ParthiaEmpire #History

Susa was one of the oldest cities in the world and part of the site is still inhabited as Shush, Khuzestan Province, Iran. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4395 BCE but that early community grew from an even older one dating back to c. 7000 BCE.
https://www.worldhistory.org/susa/ #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesI #Elam #History

In this interview, World History Encyclopedia sits down with author Matt Waters to chat about his new book King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great published by Oxford University Press.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2034/interview-king-of-the-world-by-matt-waters/ #AchaemenidEmpire #CyrustheGreat

Xerxes I (l. 519-465, r. 486-465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. His official title was Shahanshah which, though usually translated as `emperor', actually means `king of kings'. He is identified as the Ahasuerus of Persia in the biblical Book of Esther (although his son, Artaxerxes I, is also a possibility as is Artaxerxes II) and is referenc...https://www.worldhistory.org/Xerxes_I/ #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesI #ArtemisiaIofCaria