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en-wikipedia-org-187		Achaemenid dynasty - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1157	216	65	Achaemenid dynasty Wikipedia The Achaemenid dynasty (Greek: Ἀχαιμενίδαι; Achaimenídai, in Old Persian Hakhāmanišiya; Persian: دودمان هخامنشی‎)[1] was an ancient Persian royal house. They were the ruling dynasty of Achaemenid Empire from about 700 to 330 BC.[2] The history of the Achaemenid dynasty is mainly known thanks to Greek historians as Herodotus, Ctesias and Xenophon, tales of Old Testament books, and native Iranian sources. Dynasty[edit] Achaemenes 730–650 BC Founder of the Achaemenid dynasty and first King of Persia. Cambyses II 530–522 BC Conquered Egypt at the Battle of Pelusium, thus adding Pharaoh of Egypt to the titles of Persian kings. Artaxerxes II 404–358 BC Persia loses Egypt. Artaxerxes III 358–338 BC Persia regains Egypt. Darius III 336–330 BC Defeated by Alexander of Macedon; Persia conquered; dynasty falls. Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II)King of Persia Persians in Egypt in the Achaemenid period". "ACHAEMENID DYNASTY – Encyclopaedia Iranica". Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Achaemenid_dynasty&oldid=1001993321" Categories: Achaemenid dynasty	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-187.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-187.txt