This category lists sites which focus on people of historical significance who lived during the period of the ancient Persian Empire.
Subcategories 2
Sites 15
- Cyrus the Great Brief biographical sketch of the first Achaemenian king.
- Artaxerxes A biography as written by Plutarch in 75 A.C.E.
- Artaxerxes IV - Arses An Achaemenid king who ruled 338-336 B.C.E.
- Cambyses I A brief biography of the king, son of King Cyrus.
- Cambyses II A vivid account of the invasion of the African Desert.
- Cyrus of Anšan A brief article of a king, the grandfather of King Cyrus the Great.
- Croesus An article of the king's demise at the hands of King Cyrus.
- Cyrus A king and founder of the Achaemenid empire.
- Darius the Great The life of a king, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486.
- Parthian Kings A chronological list with names.
- Sassanid Kings A chronological list with names and images.
- Achaemenids Information on the royal dynasty.
- Achaemenid Kings A listing with links to information on the individuals.
- Cyrus the Younger The story of the prince (424/423-401), who revolted against his brother, King Artaxerxes II Mnemon.
- When Cyrus the Great Was a Boy Paper by Xenophon.