Persian Empire

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Persian Empire
2. Library of Congress Country Studies: Iran  
3. The British Museum: Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia  
4. The AncientWeb.org: Ancient Persia
5. Livius: Persia
6. Iran Chamber Society: Persian Literature | Astrology and Astronomy  
7. Google Video: Persepolis the Persian Empire (Time: 42:00)

Iran Current Structure

• Official Site: The Office of the Supreme Leader
• Official Site: Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Official Site: Parliament
• Official Site: Judiciary
• Library of Congress: Iranian Society | Economy | Government and Politics  
• Iran Chamber Society: Iran After the Victory of 1979's Revolution

Persian Empire History Timeline

• 834 BC: First mention of Persians is an Assyrian reference to tax collection from Parsua
• 800s BC: Median Era begins
• 559 BC: Persian Empire founded by the Achaemenids under Cyrus II.
• 525 BC: Egypt becomes a province of Persia
• 522 BC: Darius I becomes king
• 514 BC: Thrace and Macedonia come under Persian Empire
• 490 BC: Greeks defeat Persians in the Battle of Marathon
• 480 BC: Persians win the Battle of Thermopylae
• 480 BC: Xerxes I captures and destroys the city of Athens
• 480 BC-479 BC: Greeks defeat Persians in the battles of Salamis and Plataea
• 334 BC: Alexander the Great crosses the Hellespont and conquers Persia

Persian Empire Background and Major Events

• The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies
• Iran Chamber Society: History of Iran  
• Crystal Links: Persian Timeline
• History World: History of Persia    
• Isfahan: Persian Empire History Index
• PersianEmpire.info: History of Persian Empire 4000 BC-651 AD  
• Mage Publishers: From Ancient Persia to Contemporary Iran  

Median Empire

• Washington State University: Mesopotamia: The Persians
• Iran Chamber Society: Median Empire
• Catholic Encyclopedia: Media and Medes
• Iranology: Medes, the First (Western) Iranian Kingdom

Achaemenid Empire

• Wikipedia: Achaemenid Empire
• The Metropolitan Museum: The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 b.c.) | List of Rulers: Mesopotamia
• Washington State University: The Persian Wars
• Fordham University: Herodotus: On The Customs of the Persians, c. 430 BCE
• Iran Chamber Society: The Art of Achaemenids
• Musee Achemenide: Achaemenid Museum

Persian Empire Major Historical Figures

• Wikipedia: Kings | Poets and Authors | Doctors | Mathematicians | Astronomers
• Livius: Ancient Persia: Royal Persons | Other Persons

Cyrus II

• Wikipedia: Cyrus the Great | Cyrus Cylinder
• Fordham University: Xenophon: When Cyrus the Great was a Boy
• Livius: Cyrus

Darius I

• Wikipedia: Darius I of Persia
• Livius: Darius the Great
• Hellenica: Darius I
• The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies: Darius I the Great

Xerxes I

• Wikipedia: Xerxes I of Persia
• Iran Chamber Society: Xerxes (Khashayar Shah)
• Plato and His Dialogues: Xerxes
• Hellenica: Xerxes I

Persian Empire History Maps and Media

• Google Images: Persian Empire Images
• Iran Politics Club: Iran Historical Maps Index  
• HyperHistory: Map of Persia 539-330 BC
• YouTube Video: Cyrus II of Persia (9:59)
• Iranian Cultural Information Center: Persepolis
• Visual Arts Cork: Ancient Persian Art

Persian Empire History Books and Research

• Amazon.com: Persian Empire Books
• Minnesota State University: Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson
• Ancient Scripts: Old Persian
• Science Daily: "Everyday Text Shows That Old Persian..." (June 22, 2007)
• IranTarikh: A collection of original writings about politics and religion in Ancient Iran (Persia)

Persian Empire History Blogs

• War and Games: Seleucid Empire (October 11, 2007)
• Inspirations and creative Thoughts: Sufi Poets and Poetry (May 25, 2007)
• Peyman and His Tonbak: Iranian (Persian) Mathematics (April 2, 2007)

Persian Empire in Popular Culture

• Iran Online: Persian Culture and Traditions
• Persian Carpet: Persian rug history
• Mage Publishers: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies Book
• Gamespot: Prince of Persia Game
• IMDb: Prince of Persia Film (2009)  

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