Imperium Achaemenidarum (lingua Persica antiqua 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 Xšāça 'imperium'), etiam Imperium Persarum appellatum,^[1] antiquate fuit magnum imperium in Asia Occidentali et Africa septentrionali constitutum et a Cyro Magno conditum. Quae civitas, tempore suae maximae magnitudinis, a Balcania et Europa Orientali in occidente in vallem Fluminis Indi in oriente extendit, ulli priori imperio historico maior, 5.5 milliones chiliometrorum quadratorum iungens.^[2][3]

Religio

Quamquam non erat religio publica, tamen in imperio gentes variae haud paucos deos venerebantur. Deus commodus quem reges venerebantur erat Ahura Mazda, opinabile omnium auctor et consuasor regibus spectatus, cuius signum erat ignis.

Imperatores

Linguae imperii

• Lingua Aramaica
• Lingua Persica Antiqua

Nexus interni

• Achaemenidae
• Alexander Magnus
• Decem milia
• Irania
• Persicum bellum

Notae

Bibliographia

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