Achaemenid
noun
a member of the dynasty of kings in ancient Persia that ruled from c550 b.c. to 331 b.c.
Achaemenidae
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pluralof Achaemenid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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To this royal family of the Achaemenidae Cyrus belonged.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity by John Lord
Before the battle of Ipsus, Mithridates, a Persian prince of the blood-royal of the Achaemenidae, had escaped to Pontus, and founded there the kingdom of that name.
From The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy
After the death of Cambyses, the younger line of the Achaemenidae came to the throne with Darius, the son of Hystaspes, who was, like Cyrus, the great-grandson of Teispes.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
They destroyed Nineveh in alliance with the Babylonians, and half a century later Cyrus took Babylon and founded the great dynasty of the Achaemenidae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
Darius, the son of Hystaspes, of the royal race of the Achaemenidae, succeeded.
From Outline of Universal History by George Park Fisher
