Persia the most powerful empire in the world
Time: 6th Century BC
Place: Egypt, and India
Details: By the late 6th century BC, Achaemenid king Darius the Great had built Persia into becoming the most powerful empire in the world, stretching from Egypt to India.
‹ Earlier in historyThe Greeks had begun establishing settlements along the coasts and rivers of the Pontic steppe6th Century BCLater in history ›Second urbanization500s BC
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