Achaemenid Persian Empire

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Achaemenid_Persian_Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:administrativeDivision	gptkb:Satrapy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:First_Persian_Empire
gptkbp:areaAtPeak	5.5 million square kilometers
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Persepolis gptkb:Susa gptkb:Ecbatana gptkb:Pasargadae
gptkbp:conqueredBy	gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Shekel gptkb:Daric
gptkbp:dynasty	Achaemenid
gptkbp:endDate	330 BCE
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Achaemenid Persian Empire
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Roman_Empire gptkb:Islamic_Caliphates Hellenistic civilization
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Median_Empire
gptkbp:lastRuler	gptkb:Darius_III
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Apadana gptkb:Tomb_of_Cyrus gptkb:Gate_of_All_Nations
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Greco-Persian_Wars gptkb:Battle_of_Gaugamela gptkb:Battle_of_Marathon gptkb:Battle_of_Thermopylae gptkb:Ionian_Revolt
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great gptkb:Artaxerxes_I gptkb:Cambyses_II gptkb:Darius_I gptkb:Darius_III gptkb:Xerxes_I
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Aramaic Akkadian Assyrian Old Persian
gptkbp:populationPeak	~50 million
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Median_Empire
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:startYear	c. 550 BCE
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Seleucid_Empire gptkb:Macedonian_Empire
gptkbp:territoryIncludes	gptkb:Central_Asia gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Macedonia gptkb:Anatolia gptkb:Levant gptkb:Mesopotamia gptkb:Persia gptkb:Thrace gptkb:Indus_Valley
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Persepolis gptkb:Pasargadae
gptkbp:writingSystem	gptkb:Aramaic_script gptkb:Old_Persian_cuneiform Cuneiform
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Granicus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6