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Greek name of the empire ruled by the Indo-European peoples of the Iranian plateau during the Achaemenid dynasty. | Greek name of the empire ruled by the Indo-European peoples of the Iranian plateau during the Achaemenid dynasty. | ||
The name got carried over by Europeans for more than two millennia. In actuality the inhabitants of “Persia” for millennia have called it Iran, meaning “land of the Aryans”. | The name got carried over by Europeans for more than two millennia. In actuality the inhabitants of “Persia” for millennia have called it Iran, meaning “land of the Aryans”. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:55, 15 November 2016
Greek name of the empire ruled by the Indo-European peoples of the Iranian plateau during the Achaemenid dynasty.
The name got carried over by Europeans for more than two millennia. In actuality the inhabitants of “Persia” for millennia have called it Iran, meaning “land of the Aryans”.
