Look at a map and see the numerous countries from Libya in the west, through the Middle East, stretching to Central Asia and Pakistan.
Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Isreal, Jordan, Lebanon and many other countries control land that used to be the Persian Empire.
The Ancient Persian Empire originated in what is modern-day Iran.
The Persian Empire included a vast territory that stretched across parts of present-day Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It was one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Persia itself is now Iran. The Persian Empire embraced many present countries in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan.
Persian Empire, Phoenician trading empire.
Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Isreal, Jordan, Lebanon and many other countries control land that used to be the Persian Empire.
The Ancient Persian Empire originated in what is modern-day Iran.
The ancient Persian empire was located where Iran is today. Babylon was its capital city.
The Persian Empire included a vast territory that stretched across parts of present-day Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It was one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Persia itself is now Iran. The Persian Empire embraced many present countries in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan.
All the territories from Libya through Egypt, the Middle East to Central Asia.
Mainland Greece in ancient times was not part of the Persian Empire, though many Greek lands in what is now Turkey were conquered by Persia. It was Greek military resistance to two Persian invasions that kept it out of the Persian Empire.
A strength of the Persian Empire was that the people were happy. A weakness of the Persian Empire was there were too high of taxes.
From present day Libya through the Middle East and Central Asia to Pakistan.
The Persian Empire.
Persian Empire, Phoenician trading empire.
Alexander the Great.