Achaemenes
[uh-kee-muh-neez, uh-kem-uh-]
- flourished 7th century b.c., Persian king: traditional founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.
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Origin of Achaemenes
< Greek Achaiménēs < Old Persian Hachāmanish-
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The advice, fortunately for the Greeks, was overruled by Achaemenes.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
The most prominent of these chieftains or princes was Achaemenes, who is regarded as the founder of the Persian monarchy.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume IVJohn Lord
The immediate successor of Achaemenes appears to have been his son, Teispes.
On hearing this Achaemenes rode away to inform Oroondates of all.
Essays on the Greek RomancesElizabeth Hazelton Haight