jan 1, 500 BC - Achaemenids can officially be considered a "big deal"
Description:
3,000 kilometers (largest Empire yet)Indus River to Aegean Sea (east-west)
Armenia to the Nile (north-south)
population: +- 35,000,000
(Trying to put up an image but the right part is cutting out, so just deal or like look it up idk)
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 500 BC
Now
~ 2527 years ago