Achaemenid Empire
48 artifacts · 600 BCE – 330 BCE · people (14) · artifact (11) · architecture (10) · battle (8) · spiritual (3) · art (2)
Emerging from the heart of Persia, the Achaemenid Empire marked a pinnacle of ancient governance and cultural synthesis. The artifacts and architectural marvels in this hall reflect the grandeur of its rulers, such as Cyrus the Great and Xerxes I, showcasing innovations in administration and monumental art that influenced generations.
The Collection
- Mandane of Media — Iron Age · people
- Ahura Mazda — Iron Age · spiritual
- Zoroastrianism — Iron Age · spiritual
- Cyrus the Great — 599 BCE · people
- Hystaspes (father of Darius I) — Iron Age · people
- Pasargadae — 559 BCE · architecture
- Cambyses II — 558 BCE · people
- Ecbatana — Iron Age · architecture
- Atossa — Iron Age · people
- Cyrus cylinder — 539 BCE · artifact
- Tomb of Cyrus the Great — Iron Age · architecture
- Conquest of Egypt (Cambyses II) — Iron Age · battle
- Susa (Achaemenid Palace) — Iron Age · architecture
- Darius I (the Great) — Iron Age · people
- Bisotun Inscription — Iron Age · artifact
- Xerxes I — 518 BCE · people
- Apadana Palace, Persepolis — Iron Age · architecture
- Daric (Achaemenid gold coin) — Iron Age · artifact
- Persepolis — 510 BCE · architecture
- Foundation Tablets of Darius I — Iron Age · artifact
- Persepolis Fortification Tablets — Iron Age · artifact
- Naqsh-e Rustam — Iron Age · architecture
- Persepolis Treasury — Iron Age · architecture
- Persepolis Reliefs — Iron Age · artifact
- Oxus Treasure — Iron Age · artifact
- Apadana Reliefs (Tribute Processions) — Iron Age · artifact
- Persian Royal Road — Iron Age · artifact
- Seal of Darius I (Hunting Scene) — Iron Age · artifact
- Frieze of Archers (Susa) — Iron Age · art
- Faravahar — Iron Age · spiritual
- Battle of Marathon — Iron Age · battle
- Gate of All Nations — 480 BCE · architecture
- Battle of Thermopylae — Iron Age · battle
- Battle of Salamis — Iron Age · battle
- Battle of Plataea — Iron Age · battle
- Hall of a Hundred Columns, Persepolis — Iron Age · architecture
- Artaxerxes I — Iron Age · people
- Achaemenid Rhyton — Iron Age · artifact
- Cyrus the Younger — Iron Age · people
- Pharnabazus II — Iron Age · people
- Artaxerxes II — Iron Age · people
- Battle of Cunaxa — Iron Age · battle
- Achaemenid Gold Armlet (Oxus) — Iron Age · art
- Darius III — 379 BCE · people
- Bagoas (vizier) — Iron Age · people
- Artaxerxes III — Iron Age · people
- Battle of Issus — Iron Age · battle
- Battle of Gaugamela — 330 BCE · battle