Articles related to "Ancient Persian Kings"

Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid dynasty, which would later become known as the Persian Empire, one of the greatest empires of the ancient world.

Known as a builder and a diplomat, Darius the Great helped Persia continue to rise in status in the ancient world, but unrest marked his reign in its beginning and end.

Of all of ancient Persia's kings, Xerxes I is quite famous, but not because he was the most successful. His failures abroad and at home led to gradual Persia's decline.