Achaemenid Empire Was The World’s Largest Ancient Empire

The Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire) became the world’s largest empire thanks to Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius I, and Xerxes I.

It was founded by Cyrus the Great, one of the most outstanding figures in human history.

By 546 BC, Cyrus the Great had defeated the Lydian king, Croesus, and had secured control of the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, Armenia, and the Greek colonies along the Levant. Moving east, he took the land of the Arsacids, known as Parthia, Chorasmis, and Bactria.

Cyrus the Great became king of Persia in 559 B.C and created the largest empire of ancient history. The Achaemenid Empire included parts of Central Asia, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and even European territories such as ancient Thrace and Macedonia.

At that time, the number was equal to forty-four percent of the world’s entire population.

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