Persian Empire Research Paper

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The Persian Empire was a vast empire that started with Cyrus the Great in 553 B.C. In its time it was largest empire ever seen. Known now as the Persian Empire it was known as the Achaemenid Empire. The Achaemenid Empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen extending from Anatolia and Egypt. It stretched across Asia to northern India. Its formation began in 550 B.C., when Astyages of Media, who dominated much of Iran and Anatolia was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus, He would be known as Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. This upset the balance of power in the East. The Lydians of Anatolia under took advantage of the fall of Media to push east and clashed with Persian forces. The Lydian army withdrew for the winter but the Persians advanced to the Lydian capital which fell after a two week battle. The Lydians had been allied with the Babylon and Egypt and …show more content…

During his time in power revolts in Egypt were stopped and colonies set up in Levant. After his reign he would be followed by Darius II. The empire remained intact under Darius II but Egyptian revolts would rise again. With the new reign of Atraxerxes Eygpt claimed independence. With the succession of Artexerxes III Egypt would be reconquered but the stability of the nation seemed to be no longer upheld. Assassinations for power would be a trend within the empire, combined with the inexperience of leadership the empire would not last much longer.
In 331 B.C. a battle began with Alexander the great that would see the end of the Achaemenid Empire. After a series of battle a retreating army no longer wished to follow their king. The current ruler was Darius II and he would be assassinated by his own men. Alexander the Great would assimilate the empire into his Roman conquests. The Empire would never see greatness as it had before but would forever have a place in history as one of the largest empires the world has ever

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