Achaemenidian

/ˌækəˌmɛnɪˈdiːən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, its people, culture, or governance.

Etymology

Derived from Achaemenid with the suffix -ian, which is commonly added to proper nouns to create adjectives describing relationships to those entities. The base remains the Old Persian Hakhamanish.

Kelly Says

Achaemenidian art and architecture influenced everyone from Greece to Egypt to India—archaeologists call this the 'Achaemenid style' because the empire was so culturally dominant that its aesthetic spread across three continents.

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