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Persian Empire The Persian empire was found by Cyrus the Great. Cyrus first conquered the Median Empire in 550 BC and then went on to conquer the Lydians and the Babylonians. Under later kings, the empire grew to where it ruled Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, and Turkey. Its borders would eventually stretch over 3,000 miles from east to west making it as the largest empire on Earth at this time.

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Army Infantary The Achaemenid infantary consisted of three groups – the immortals, the sparabara and the Takabara. Cavalry The Persian Cavalry was crucial for conquering nations, and had maintained its importance in the Achaemenid army to the last days of the Achaemenid Empire. The cavalry were separated into four groups. The chariot archers, horse cavalry, the camel cavalry and the elephant cavalry

Physical Features Persia is located in west Asia and borders the Europian sea,Persian gulf and gulf of Oman.Its mountains have helped it to shape both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries.Its highest point is mount Damanand and its lowest point is Caspian sea.

Navy The navy of Persia is called as Nedaja.It is charged with the responsibility of forming Persia's first line of defense in the gulf of Oman and beyond with the mission of acting as an effective blue water navy.

Religion The vast majority of Persian practice is Islam.Before the Muslim conquest of Persia in the 7th century,most Persian's followed Zoroastrianis,based on the teaching of the ancient prophet Zoroaster, who lived during the first half of the 1st millennium bce.

Population Persian population was 50 million in 480 bc.

Occupation The occupations of Persian people may be alchemists,artists,astrologers,chemists,mathematicians,nurses,poets,slaves,writers, philosophers and many more.

Wealth