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Head of Croesus on a Greek vase |
Cyaxares
Cyaxares (Persian Uvakhšatara, Akkadian Umakištar): name of a king of the Medes, who may have reigned from c.625 to c.585. Two…
Cyrene, Trajanic Baths, Alexander the Great |
A modern Persian carpet showing Cyrus the Great, seen in Tehran. |
Cyrus of Anšan
Cyrus (Kuraš): king of Anšan, the grandfather of king Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid empire. Seal of Cyrus…Cyrus the Great
Cyrus (Old Persian Kuruš; Hebrew Kores): founder of the Achaemenid empire. He was the son of Cambyses I, the king of the Persian kingdom called Anšan. During Cambyses' reign, the Persians were vassals of the Median leader Astyages.Persians and Medes …
A Persian gold piece (daric) |
Darius the Great: Coup d'etat
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…Darius II Nothus
Darius II Nothus: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 423 to 404. Naqš-i Rustam, tomb 1, believed to be the…Darius III Codomannus
Darius III Codomannus: last Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 336 to 330. Darius III Codomannus (Alexander Mosaic, Pompeii) Relatives: Father: Astanes Mother:…Darius of Pontus
Darius: king of Pontus (r.39-37 BCE).The kingdom of Pontus, once a powerful state in Anatolia, had come to an end: its king Mithridates VI Eupator had waged endless wars, but had been defeated by the Roman commanders Lucullus and Pompey…
Drawing of the seal of king Darius the Great |