The year 550 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 204 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 550 BC for this year has been used …

550 BC— Siddhartha Gautama founds Buddhism in Northern India after achieving enlightenment after six years of practicing penance and meditation. 558 BC —Death of Solon, Athenian …

2004年10月1日 · ca. 358–338 BCE The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern …

2018年9月19日 · Historically inhabited by the Indo-Iranians, the written history of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan begins with its annexation by the Achaemenid Empire of Ancient …

2012年9月18日 · Reinforced Assyrian invasions from the mid-eighth century prompted Iranian tribes to consolidate at local states. Thus, while the Medes strain consolidated around King …

2015年11月7日 · After the successful rebellion, in 550 BC, Cyrus conquered Ecbatana (Capital of Medes) and he proclaimed himself as king of Medes and Anshan, establishing power of …

The Achaemenid Empire, c. 550-330 BCE, or First Persian Empire, was founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great, in Western and Central Asia. The dynasty drew its name …

Its formation began in 550 BCE, when King Astyages of Median dynasty, who dominated much of Iran-proper and eastern Anatolia, was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus the Great (r. …

Pope Pius IX returns to Rome under the protection of French troops, with his enthusiasm for any form of change much reduced.

The Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC) is often considered the first truly Iranian Empire both because its territory included modern-day Iran and because it laid the foundations (linguistic, …