Tag: Achaemenids

Archeology

Achaemenids, a dynasty of Persian kings (2)

By Fr. Dmitry Yurevich Darius [Old Persian - preserving good; Hebrew: ; Greek: Ϫαρεῖος], the name of three Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty, as well as a Mede mentioned…

11 February 2026 · 11 min read

Archeology

Achaemenids, a dynasty of Persian kings (1)

By A. A. Nemirovsky Artaxerxes [Persian: Khshayârshâ, Greek: ̓Αρταξέρξης], the name of the Persian king Xerxes I (c. 486-465 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty, used in the Synodal translation of…

11 February 2026 · 4 min read