id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1230 Teispes - Wikipedia .html text/html 970 248 67 Position of Teispes in the Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription. He was the son of Achaemenes of Persis and an ancestor of Cyrus the Great.[4] There is evidence that Cyrus I and Ariaramnes were both his sons.[4] Cyrus I is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, whereas Ariaramnes is the great-grandfather of Darius the Great. According to 7th-century BC documents, Teispes captured the Elamite city of Anshan, speculated to have occurred after the Persians were freed from Median supremacy, and expanded his small kingdom. Median and Achaemenid kings Artaxerxes III Ochus Artaxerxes III Ochus Darius III Codomannus Darius III Codomannus Darius III This royalty-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Hidden categories: Articles with short description Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text Articles containing Old Persian (ca. Edit links By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1230.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1230.txt