ACHAEMENIAN

Meaning of ACHAEMENIAN in English

/ak'euh mee"nee euhn/ , adj.

of or pertaining to the Achaemenids or their language, as recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.

[ 1710-20; Achaemeni ( us ) ( Achaimén ( es ) ACHAEMENES + L -ius adj. suffix) + -AN ]

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ACHAEMENIAN — adjective Date: 1717 of or relating to the Achaemenids
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ACHAEMENIAN — |akə̇|mēnēən, -nyən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Achaemeni d + -an : of or relating to the Achaemenids or the …
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ACHAEMENIAN — adj. of or pertaining to the Achaemenids
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ACHAEMENIAN — adjective Date: 1717 : of or relating to the Achaemenids
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ACHAEMENIAN — [Ach.ae.me.ni.an] adj (1717): of or relating to the Achaemenids
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ACHAEMENIAN — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ a-k ə - ' m ē -n ē - ə n Function: adjective Date: 1717 : of …
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ACHAEMENIAN DYNASTY — (559–330 BC) Early Persian dynasty. It derives its name from Achaemenes, who is thought to have lived in the early …
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ACHAEMENIAN DYNASTY — also called Achaemenid, Persian Hakhamanishiya (559-330 BC), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings founded and ruled the Achaemenian Empire. Achaemenes (Persian …
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ACHAEMENIAN DYNASTY — (559330 BC) Early Persian dynasty. It derives its name from Achaemenes, who is thought to have lived in the early …
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DARIUS I — known as Darius the Great born 550 died 486 BC King of Persia (522–486 BC). He was the son of …
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ANATOLIA — or Asia Minor Turkish Anadolu Peninsula forming the western extremity of Asia. It is bounded by the Black Sea to …
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YAVANA — in early Indian literature, either a Greek or another foreigner. The word appears in Achaemenian (Persian) inscriptions in the forms …
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VAN — city, eastern Turkey. It lies on the eastern shore of Lake Van at an altitude of about 5,750 feet (1,750 …
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TEN THOUSAND IMMORTALS — in Persian history, core troops in the Achaemenian army, so named because their number of 10,000 was immediately reestablished after …
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SUSA — also called Shushan, Greek Susiane, modern Shush capital of Elam (Susiana) and administrative capital of the Achaemenian king Darius I …
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PERSIS — Persian Parsa, ancient country in the southwestern part of Iran, roughly coextensive with the modern region of Fars. Its name …
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PERSIA — the kingdom of Iran in southwestern Asia. The term was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, and originated from …
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PERSEPOLIS — Old Persian Parsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid, or Takht-i Jamshid (Persian: Throne of Jamshid) an ancient capital of the Achaemenian kings …
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PASARGADAE — first dynastic capital of the Achaemenian Empire, situated northeast of Persepolis in modern southwestern Iran. Traditionally, Cyrus II the Great …
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PARTHIA — ancient land corresponding roughly to the modern region of Khorasan in Iran. The term is also used in reference to …
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MESOPOTAMIA, HISTORY OF — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The …
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IRANIAN RELIGION — diverse beliefs and practices of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and …
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FARS — also spelled Fars, also called Farsistan geographic region, south-central Iran. The ancient region, known as Pars, or Persis (q.v.), was …
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EVAGORAS — died 374 BC king of Salamis, in Cyprus, c. 410374 BC, whose policy was one of friendship with Athens and …
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ECBATANA — ancient city on the site of which stands the modern city of Hamadan (q.v.), Iran. Ecbatana was the capital of …
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CYRUS THE YOUNGER — born after 423, BC died 401, Cunaxa, Babylonia [now in Iraq] younger son of the Achaemenian king Darius II and …
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BACTRIA — also called Bactriana, or Zariaspa, ancient country lying between the mountains of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya (ancient …
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ARSACID DYNASTY — also called Arshakuni (247 BCAD 224), ancient Iranian dynasty that founded and ruled the Parthian empire. The progenitors of the …
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ANATOLIA — Turkish Anadolu, also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asiatic portion of Turkey. Because of …
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CYRUS — n. known as Cyrus the Great born 0441; 585, Media or Persis died 0441; 529, Asia Conqueror who founded the …
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ARSACID DYNASTY — (247 BCAD 224) Persian dynasty. It was founded by Arsaces (r. 0441; 250211? BC) of the Parni tribe, which originally …
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SHUSHAN, OR SUSA — (a lily), is said to have received its name from the abundance of the lily (shushan or shushanah) in its …
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