Achaemenian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Achaemenian
1710–20; < Latin Achaemeni ( us ) (< Greek Achaimén ( ēs ) Achaemenes + Latin -ius adj. suffix) + -an
Example Sentences
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These are places where Zoroastrian Iranian kings once ruled, like the Achaemenian, Parthian and Sasanian dynasties.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
O Cyrus, great king, king of kings, Achaemenian king, king of the land of rlran," the Shah intoned, "I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations from myself and from my nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Notable will be a group of remarkably preserved bronze Achaemenian objects of great sculptural beauty and vigor recently unearthed in Luristan Province by Dr. Friedrich Sarre, famed Berlin archeologist.
From Time Magazine Archive
He knew that Grotefend had discovered in them the names of the early Achaemenian monarchs, and with this clue he set himself to construct an alphabet and interpret the inscriptions.
From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
After Cambyses died she married Darius I, who, like Cyrus, claimed to be an Achaemenian.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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