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There were three Persian Empires before the rise of Islam. The Achaemenid Empire, 550–330 BC. This is the one Bible students often think of as the Persian Empire. This is the one founded by Cyrus the Great and that was eventually destroyed by Alexander. The Parthian Empire (or Arsacid Empire), 247 BC – AD 245.Continue reading “The Sassanid Empire”