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Family ruling the Persian Empire 550-330 BC,
and named after Achaemenes, ancestor of Cyrus
the Great, founder of the empire. His
successors included Cambyses, Darius I,
Xerxes, and Darius III, who, as the last
Achaemenid ruler, was killed after defeat in
battle against Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
Subject by: Russell Webb