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The '''Persian Empire''' in Antiquity was the largest geographical empire in its time, at its height stretching from India (at the [[Ganges]] and [[Mula]], respectively) all the way into southern Europe and down to Egypt, primarily under [[Cyrus the Great]]. It had two capitals: [[Susa]] and [[Persepolis]]. The Persian
The '''Persian Empire''', in Antigua, was the largest geographical empire in its time, at its height stretching from [[India]] (at the [[Ganges]] and [[Mula]], respectively) all the way into southern [[Europe]] and down to [[Egypt]], primarily under [[Cyrus the Great]]. It had two capitals: [[Susa]] and [[Persepolis]]. The Persian
Empire came into being in 539 B.C. with the defeat of the [[Babylonian Empire]], it continued until it was conquered and largely absorbed by [[Alexander the Great]] in 330 B.C. The Persian Empire and several of its rulers are discussed in the [[Bible]] in the book of Daniel and Esther.
Empire came into being in 539 B.C. with the defeat of the [[Babylonian Empire]], it continued until it was conquered and largely absorbed by [[Alexander the Great]] in 330 B.C. The Persian Empire and several of its rulers are discussed in the [[Bible]] in the book of Daniel and Esther.
A later Persian Empire re-emerged in 226 A.D. and outlived the Western Roman Empire. After a devastating war with the [[Byzantine Empire]] that left both sides severely drained, [[Islam]] came on the scene from Saudi Arabia and completely conquered the Persian Empire in a quick campaign that ended in 651 A.D.
A later Persian Empire re-emerged in 226 A.D. and outlived the Western Roman Empire. After a devastating war with the [[Byzantine Empire]] that left both sides severely drained, [[Islam]] came on the scene from Saudi Arabia and completely conquered the Persian Empire in a quick campaign that ended in 651 A.D.
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[[Category:Ancient History]]
[[Category:Ancient History]]