THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ACHAEMENID EMPIRE

From its humble origins in Persia, the Achaemenid Empire rose to become a Ancient Persia, Iran, Ancient History, History, World History, Persian Society and Culture, Education, Alexander the Great’s colossal power, stretching from the borders of the Aegean Sea to the core of India. Under ambitious kings like Cyrus the Great and Darius I, it flour