how long did The Persian Empire last?

Question

thanx everyone 4 ur help. i went with 1000 yrs

Answer 1

550 BC to 330 BC
250 BC to 651 AD
819 to 1800.
so about 1600 years!!
i did not count the years under Greek and Arabic rule.

Answer 2

There were several Persian empires. The original and most famous Persian empire was the one founded in 550 BC by Cyrus. This empire was the same one that fought with the Greeks in the Battle of Thermopylae (300 Movie) and was eventually destroyed by Alexander the Great in 330s BC. Overall it lasted a little over 200 years. For comparison, that's about how long the United States has been around.

There were other Persian empires. The Parthians revolted against their Greek masters and took Persia back and ruled it for 500 years (250 BC to 250 AD approx) and fought against the Romans constantly but was never beaten (completely). The Sassinids overthrew the Parthian kingdom and ruled for 400 years from 250 AD until 650 AD when they were destroyed by the Muslim armies bursting out of the Arabian Penninsula shortly after the founing of Islam.

The old Persian culture has largely been overtaken by Islamic culture, however Islamic culture adopted heavily from the Persians and the Persian culture does still survive in small pockets within Iran.

Answer 3

There were a series of Persian Empires but the first one, the Achaemenid Empire , lasted from 550 BCE to 330BCE (so lasting 220 years) when it was destroyed by Alexander the Great

Answer 4

Right up to the Fall of the Persian Empire.

Answer 5

550 BC TO 1600 AD

Answer 6

If I'm not mistaken, you have a tri-part question. The first being old Babylon which I believe lasted 600 years. Assyria, and present day Iraq. The correct answer is it has meet it's end, it's still around today.