This category lists sites which focus on people of historical significance who lived during the period of the ancient Persian Empire. Xerxes (5) Zoroaster@ (2) 1. Cyrus - An account of his life and achievements with information on his resting place in Pasargade, his Charter of the Rights of Nations, and a replica bas-relief. 2. King Darius III - A short biography of the last Achaemenid ruler. 3. Achaemenid Kings - A listing with links to information on the individuals. 4. Achaemenids - Information on the royal dynasty. 5. Artaxerxes - A biography as written by Plutarch in 75 A.C.E. 6. Artaxerxes IV - Arses - An Achaemenid king who ruled 338-336 B.C.E. 7. Cambyses I - A brief biography of the king, son of King Cyrus. 8. Cambyses II - A vivid account of the invasion of the African Desert. 9. Croesus - An article of the king's demise at the hands of King Cyrus. 10. Cyrus - A king and founder of the Achaemenid empire. 11. Cyrus of Anšan - A brief article of a king, the grandfather of King Cyrus the Great. 12. Cyrus the Great - Brief biographical sketch of the first Achaemenian king. 13. Cyrus the Younger - The story of the prince (424/423-401), who revolted against his brother, King Artaxerxes II Mnemon. 14. Darius the Great - The life of a king, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. 15. Parthian Kings - A chronological list with names. 16. Sassanid Kings - A chronological list with names and images. 17. When Cyrus the Great Was a Boy - Paper by Xenophon.

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