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The Achaemenid Empire was the first Persian empire, founded in 550 BC by Cyrus the Great, part of the Achaemenid dynasty. ... "Family Tree of Darius the Great".
The Achaemenid dynasty ... Of these, the Pasargadae are the most noble and include the family of Achaemenids, the Kings of Persia, who are descendants of Perseus. [5]
Achaemenes (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης Akhaiménēs; Latin: Achaemenēs) was the progenitor (apical ancestor) of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. Other than his role as an apical ancestor, nothing is known of his life or actions.
The Achaemenid Empire borrows its name from the ancestor of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the empire, Achaemenes.The term Achaemenid means "of the family of the Achaemenis/Achaemenes" (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁, romanized: Haxāmaniš; [24] a bahuvrihi compound translating to "having a friend's mind"). [25]
The traditional view based on archaeological research and the genealogy given in the Behistun Inscription and by Herodotus [8] holds that Cyrus the Great was an Achaemenid. However, M. Waters has suggested that Cyrus is unrelated to the Achaemenids or Darius the Great, and that his family was of Teispid and Anshanite origin instead of ...
Family relations Reign Death Notes Seleucid dynasty (311–129 BC) King: Seleucus I Nicator – c. 358 BC Son of Antiochus son of Seleucus 311–281 BC 281 BC Assumed title of "King" from 306 BC. King: Antiochus I Soter – ? Son of Seleucus I 281–261 BC 261 BC Co-ruler from 291 King: Antiochus II Theos – 286 BC Son of Antiochus I 261–246 ...
Orontobates, Achaemenid Satrap, wife of Ada II (daughter of Pixodarus), ruled c. 335 – c. 334 BCE Ada I , rule alone for a second time, c. 334 – c. 320s BCE, under Alexander the Great Family tree
Towards the end of the Achaemenid Empire, Atropates was governor of the Achaemenid province of Media. He was close to the royal family, and was possibly of Achaemenid descent himself. [4] In the decisive Battle of Gaugamela (October 331 BCE) between Darius and Alexander, Atropates commanded the Achaemenid troops of Media and Sacasene.