persian empire

     

The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that rule over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Trivia about persian empire

  • Under Darius I the capital of this empire was moved from Pasargadae to Persepolis
  • Epialtes, a Greek traitor, allowed Xerxes I of this empire to capture Thermopylae
  • King Darius the Great of this empire sent an army into Greece in 490 B.C., but it was defeated at Marathon
  • Breaking news 479 B.C.: Greece has beaten the remaining forces of this Xerxes-led empire! Let's party!
  • Following the capture of King Nabonidus in 539 B.C., this empire completed its conquest of Babylon
  • It's said the epitaph on Cyrus the Great's tomb called him the founder of this empire
  • "Anabasis" chronicles the Greeks' 1500-mile retreat after fighting for Prince Cyrus of this empire

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