ancient Persia
Xerxes ruled here
Ancient Persia refers to the Persian Empire that dominated much of the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of North Africa from roughly the 6th century BCE to the 7th century CE.
The term evokes the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus and Darius, Zoroastrian religion, and legendary wealth: the splendor of ancient Persia.
The region corresponds roughly to modern Iran.
- ZoroastrianismAncient dualistic Persian religion
- ancient ruinsDecayed structures from antiquity
- royal tombBurial site for sovereigns
- NowruzIranian New Year festival
- magiPersian priest-sorcerers
satrapy · Cyrus the Great · bas-relief · Behistun Inscription · royal road · carpet · flying carpet · scimitar · shah · chariot · tribute · caravan · turquoise · desert · palace · oasis · Xerxes · conquest
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- IranIran, Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Farsi
- Persian historyCyrus the Great, Xerxes, shah, Darius, royal tombs
- ZoroastrianismZoroaster, Zarathustra, Zoroastrianism, Amesha Spentas, sacred fire
- erasera, epoch, age, bronze age, period
geopolitical rivalry
ancient Persiaancient Greece
Classical Mediterranean civilization
Sparta · ancient Egypt · ancient Macedonia · ancient Israel · Babylon