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Which Achaemenid king invaded Greece in 480 BCE with a massive army and fleet?
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Xerxes I
What was the name of the Achaemenid royal road connecting Susa with Sardis?
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The Persian Royal Road
Which Achaemenid king ordered the construction of the royal palace complex at Persepolis?
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Darius I
Which Persian king was defeated by Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BCE?
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Darius III
What name did Herodotus give the Persian king’s official road linking Sardis with Susa?
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Royal Road
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What was the name of the Achaemenid royal road connecting Susa with Sardis?
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The Persian Royal Road
At which battle did Athenian forces defeat the Persian army during Darius I’s first invasion of Greece?
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Battle of Marathon
What imperial administrative language was widely used across the Achaemenid Persian Empire?
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Imperial Aramaic
What famous clay document records Cyrus the Great’s conquest of Babylon in 539 BCE?
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Cyrus Cylinder
What is the modern name of the Babylonian tablet that lists Pythagorean triples?
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Plimpton 322