![]() ![]() ![]() The Achaeminids acted as a bridge between the earlier Near Eastern cultures and the later Classical world of the Mediterranean and had a profound influence on Greece in political, military, economic, and cultural fields.Forgotten Empirewas created in association with the British Museum, which is mounting the most comprehensive exhibit ever staged on the Achaeminids. The empire originated with Cyrus the Great (559-530 B.C.) and expanded under his successors, who ruled from the royal capitals of Susa and Persepolis, until at its peak it stretched from the Indus Valley to Greece and from the Caspian Sea to Egypt. Encompassing a rich diversity of different peoples and cultures, Persia's Achaeminid Empire flourished between 550 and 331 B.C. This sumptuous book traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires. ![]()
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