Achaimenes
Achaimenes ( Old Persian Hachāmanic , Elamish Hakamanuish , Akkadian Amanischa , Aramaic Ahamenesch , ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης , Latin Achaemenes / Achaimenes ) was the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty, to which the great kings of the ancient Persian Empire belonged. This kingdom is therefore also called the Achaemenid Empire . The name Achaimenes means "with a kind spirit".
Achaimenes is said to have been around 701 BC. Led the great migration of the Persians from the area south of the Urmia lake to the south through the area of the Medes and Elamers , which was finally ended with the settlement in the area around the later Persepolis . The clay tablets found in Susa testify that the Persians began as early as 685 BC. Held fiefdoms in Elamite territory.
Allegedly, according to Greek mythology, he was the son of Perses and grandson of Perseus , after whom the Persians were named, and was fed by an eagle.
family tree
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Achaimenes 1st King, Regent of Persia |
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Teispes 2nd King, Regent of Persia |
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Ariaramna I. 3rd King, Regent of Persis |
Cyrus I. 4th King, Regent of Anzhan |
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Arshama I. Regional Regent |
Cambyses I. 5th King, Regent of Anjan |
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Hystaspes prince |
Cyrus II. 6th King, Regent of Persia |
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Dareios I. 9th King, Regent of Persia |
Cambyses II. 7th King, Regent of Persia |
Bardiya 8th King, Regent of Persia (or Gaumata as Smerdis) |
Artystone princess |
Atossa princess |
Roxane princess |
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Xerxes I. 10th King, Regent of Persia |
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Artaxerxes I. 11th King, Regent of Persia |
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literature
- Friedrich Cauer : Achaimenes 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 199-199.
Remarks
- ↑ Plato , Alkibiades I 120e; Nikolaos of Damascus FGrHist 90 F 6.
- ↑ Aelian , de natura animalium 12.21.
Web links
- MA Dandamayev: ACHAEMENES . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica (English, including references)
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Persian King 685 BC Chr. - 675 BC Chr. |
Teispes |
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| SURNAME | Achaimenes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hachāmanic; Achaemenes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ancestor of the Achaemenids |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century BC Chr. |