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The Achaemenid Empire was defeated and conquered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, in 331 [43] –329 BC. [42] After Alexander's death in 323 BC, the Wars of the Diadochi broke out between his successors, leading to the rapid disintegration of the empire. [7] Alexander did not assume the former Achaemenid royal title of 'King of Kings'.
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]
The Achaemenid Empire was the first Persian empire, founded in 550 BC by Cyrus the Great, ... Lysimachus king of Thrace: See also. Template:Cyrus family tree; Notes
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]
Pharaohs of the Achaemenid dynasty of Egypt (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Kings of the Achaemenid Empire" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Unnamed King (c. 2325 BCE) Abalgamash (c. 2316 – 2312 BCE), revolted against Rimush of Akkad; Hubshumkibi (c. 2270 BCE contemporary with Naram-Sin king of Akkad) Unnamed King (c. 2080 BCE) Hashibatal (c. 2070 BCE contemporary with Shulgi king of Ur) Arvilukpi (c. 2050 BCE contemporary with Amar-Sin king of Ur)
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.
Macedonia, also called Macedon, was ruled continuously by kings from its inception around the middle of the seventh century BC until its conquest by the Roman Republic in 168 BC. Kingship in Macedonia , its earliest attested political institution, was hereditary, exclusively male, and characterized by dynastic politics.