Persian Empire
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The Persian Empire (Persian: شاهنشاهی ایران - Shahanshahi-e Iran) is the name for a few empires, that ruled over modern-day Iran.
The best-known of those empires is probably the Achamedid Empire. It was formed under Cyrus the Great. It had land that went west from Iran to Turkey. It existed from about 550 BC to about 330 BC. The Greek city states fought against the Persian armies led by Darius and Xerxes. The second Persian empire was the Sassanid Empire.