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Persian Empire

ancient empire in SW Asia, including at its peak (c. 500 ) the area from the Indus River to the W borders of Asia Minor & Egypt: it was founded by Cyrus the Great (6th cent. ) & conquered by Alexander the Great (c. 328 )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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