Persian Achaemenid Empire (jan 1, 553 BC – jan 1, 330 BC)
Description:
Stately supported Zoroastrianism between 558-330 BCEPolitical features - Persian Empire; royal absolutism; conquest by Alexander the Great.
Cultural features - Zoroastrianism; Judaism; Christianity.
Social features - Benevolent posture toward minorities in Persian Empire; jews returned to homeland; tension between Greek and non-Greeks in Hellenistic era.
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Date:
jan 1, 553 BC
jan 1, 330 BC
~ 223 years