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Sovereignempire

Achaemenid Empire

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550 BCE – 330 BCE

Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · empire
Period
550 BCE – 330 BCE
Duration
220 years
Known Periods
10
Capital
Babylon
Data Confidence
Medium

Historical Periods

Achaemenid Empire (-550–-541)

550 BCE – 541 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 3,326,921 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-540–-531)

540 BCE – 531 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 3,707,703 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-530–-501)

530 BCE – 501 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 4,270,755 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-500–-481)

500 BCE – 481 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 5,553,274 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-480–-451)

480 BCE – 451 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 5,623,624 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-450–-405)

450 BCE – 405 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 5,526,369 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-404–-384)

404 BCE – 384 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 4,993,844 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-383–-367)

383 BCE – 367 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 4,313,014 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-366–-351)

366 BCE – 351 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 4,323,268 km²

Achaemenid Empire (-350–-338)

350 BCE – 338 BCE

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Capital: BabylonArea: 4,325,116 km²

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