Persian Empire.
They called it the Kingdom of Persia. We call it the Persian Empire.
Potty is very important!
satrapies
The provincial Governors called Satraps, and his central councillors.
Herodotus wrote the history of the Persian wars, a work commonly regarded as the first real history in Western civilization.
The Persian Empire .
The Persian Empire and the eastern Greek city-states.
The Royal Road ran through what is now the Middle East. It was originally built by the Persian civilization.
Persian.
The Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire.
The Persian civilization The Babylonians
Iran.
The Persian Empire.
Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Greek.
The Peacock throne is called "Takht-i Tāvūs" in Persian. The peacock throne was called Takht-i-murassa in Persian.
It was taken over by the Macedonians, led by Alexander the Great.