Achaemenid dynasty
The Achaemenid dynasty was an ancient Persian royal house. They were the ruling dynasty of Persia from about 700 to 330 BC.Origin
The kings of the Achaemenid dynasty were Persian without doubt, but the fact that the mother of Cyrus the Great was a Median has led to the dynasty and its empire being referred to as the Medo-Persian Empire, though this term is most often used in biblical texts.Dynasty
