In
1935 Persia became
Iran, see also
Iran/History
Achaemenid dynasty
- Cyrus the Great, ruled from around 550-530 B.C.
- Cambysses?, ruled 530-521 B.C.
- [Darius I of Persia]?, ruled 521-486 B.C.
- [Xerxes I of Persia]?, ruled 486-465 B.C.
- [Artaxerxes I of Persia]?, ruled 464-425 B.C.
- [Darius II of Persia]?, ruled 423-404 B.C.
- [Artaxerxes II of Persia]?, ruled 404-358 B.C. (cf Xenophon)
- [Artaxerxes III of Persia]?, ruled 358-338 B.C.
- [Darius III of Persia]?, ruled 336-330 B.C.
Alexander and the Seleucids
Parthian dynasty
Sassanid dynasty
History of Levant