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Achaemenid Persian Empire

Achaemenid Empire
Khshassa
550 BC–330 BC


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The Achaemenid Empire at its greatest territorial extent,
under the rule of Darius I (522 BC to 486 BC)
Capital Babylon (main capital), Pasargadae, Ecbatana, Susa, Persepolis
Languages Old Persian[a]
Imperial Aramaic[b]
Babylonian
Median
Ancient Greek
Elamite
Sumerian[c]
Religion Zoroastrianism, Babylonian religion
Government Monarchy
King (xšāyaϑiya) or King of Kings (xšāyaϑiya xšāyaϑiyānām)
 •  559–529 BC Cyrus the Great
 •  336–330 BC Darius III
Historical era Classical antiquity
 •  Persian Revolt 550 BC
 •  Conquest of Lydia 547 BC
 •  Conquest of Babylon 539 BC
 •  Conquest of Egypt 525 BC
 •  Greco-Persian Wars 499–449 BC
 •  Second conquest of Egypt 343 BC
 •  Fall to Macedonia 330 BC
Area
 •  500 BC 5,500,000 km² (2,123,562 sq mi)
Population
 •  500 BC est. 17 million to 35 million 
Currency Daric, siglos
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Median Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Lydia
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Gandhara Kingdom
Sogdia
Massagetae
Macedonian Empire
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
a. ^ Native language.
b. ^ Official language and lingua franca.
c. ^ Literary language in Babylonia.


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