Persia Introduction c. 550 BCE to 330 BCE

FYI: Persia is also known as the Achaemenid Empire

The Persians and the Greeks were mortal enemies The Persians and the Greeks were mortal enemies. Simply put… they hated each other.

Much of what we know about Persian history was written by Herodotus Much of what we know about Persian history was written by Herodotus. Herodotus was a Greek. Why is important that we understand this?

Two of Persia’s best known culture markers are the Royal Road and also Persepolis