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Slide 1 Slide 2 The Persian Empire Slide 3 Persian Empires Contemporary Iran Four major dynasties –Achaemenids (558-330 BCE) –Seleucids (323-283 BCE) –Parthians (247…

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Chapter 5 Classical Civilizations: Persia & Greece Persia Contemporary Iran Four major dynasties Achaemenids (558-330 BCE) Seleucids (323-283 BCE) Parthians (247 BCE-224…

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Cyrus the Great 580 – 529 B. C. E. A tolerant ruler  he allowed different cultures within his empire to keep their own institutions. The Greeks called him a “Law-Giver.”…

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The Persian Empire Persian Empires Contemporary Iran Four major dynasties Achaemenids (558-330 BC) Seleucids (323-283 BC) Parthians (247 B.C.-224 AD) Sasanids (224-651 AD)…