Welcome to Persia!

Ancient Persia has a long history, with some of its earliest states and civilizations being the Elamites and the Medes. In 549 BC, Cyrus, the king of Ashan, created a vast empire - the biggest empire yet - that would expand into Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Anatolia.

Because of it's physical integration and cultural diversity, this dynasty, the Archaemenid, is often considered the first "true" empire in the world. Alexander's conquest eventually replaced the Archaemenids with the Seleucids, who were in turn overthrown by the Parthians.

The Parthians ruled Persia in parallel to the times of the Han and the Roman Empire. In this flourishing time and the ensuing years, Persia served as the link between Rome and China. Internal weakness caused the Parthian Empire to collapse and the Sassanids Dynasty rose.

The splendid Sassanid Dynasty brought the revival of the old Archaemenid traditions, including Zoroastrianism. However, exhausting wars with Byzantium left the empire unready to face the Muslim armies from Arabia.

Places to Go
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People to Meet

Persian Family Names ~ Bahktiari, Saba, Xerxes
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Cyrus the Great Ancient Persian History ...more to come

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