Achaemenian

[ ak-uh-mee-nee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Achaemenids or their language, as recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Achaemenian¹

1710–20; < Latin Achaemeni ( us ) (< Greek Achaimén ( ēs ) Achaemenes + Latin -ius adj. suffix) + -an

Example Sentences

Now only the older Pg 87Persian inscriptions of the Achaemenian kings awaited interpretation.

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Anzan had been first occupied, it would appear, by his great-grandfather Teispes the Achaemenian.

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The Achaemenian sovereign did not hesitate to forestall the attack, and promptly assumed the offensive.

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The Oxus, in the time of the Achaemenian kings, fell into the Caspian by a channel which can even now be traced.

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One gem, ascribed on somewhat doubtful grounds to the Persians of Achaemenian times, contains what appears to be a portrait.

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