Golden Persian dagger
This golden Persian dagger belongs to the Achaemenid period, c. 550-330 BC.
The lion and Ram are represented on either side, symbols of the Persian Empire.
The Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest the ancient world had ever seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia.
The Achaemenid Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian, romanized: Starting from the Balkans and Eastern Europe in the west to the Indus Valley in the east, It was larger than any previous empire in history, extending 5.5 million square kilometers (2.1 million square miles). It is noteworthy for its successful model of bureaucratic central administration (through satraps under the King of Kings), for its multicultural policy, for building infrastructure such as road systems and a postal system, for using an official language across its territory, and for developing civil services and a large professional army. The empire's successes inspired similar regimes in later empires.
Its formation began in 550 BC, when the Median king Astyages, who controlled much of Iran and eastern Anatolia (Turkey), was defeated by his southern neighbor Cyrus II ("the Great"), king of Persia (r. 559-530 BC). ). ).
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