Persia was a people established in the Middle East, in today's Iran, who managed to build a significant number of empires over Europe. The Persian people are of Indo-European origin and were subdued by the Medes, inhabitants of the Mede Empire, an Asian kingdom settled on the rivers of Mesopotamia. These managed to expand their territories by the action of King Cyrus II the Great, belonging to the Achaemenid dynasty, who also freed them from the Medes; in this way, the Achaemenid Empire took place, occupying Iraq, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Russia, Cyprus, among others. However, this finally fell after a series of defeats by the armies of the Greek states conquered by Macedonia.
After being a small town established in northern Iran, the Persians gradually expanded their territories, under the leadership of the newly crowned King Cyrus II. First, it achieved independence from the Medes, who made the Persians their subjects. After winning the battles, the Persian forces were sent to the kingdom of Lydia and Ionia, conquering them; After some time, they attacked Babylon, taking control of Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine, releasing, in the same way, the Israelites in captivity. One of its most important conquests was Egypt, which always resisted being under Persian rule, also counting on the support of the Greeks. For this peculiar union, the Persian armies tried to destroy the Greek populations in two occasions, but resoundingly failing.
Philip II, King of Macedonia, undertook a plan to seize the Persian Empire; when the plan was about to be put in motion, the ruler passed away. Despite this, his son, Alexander, took the throne and took it upon himself to complete his father's mission. Thus, with the passage of time, he managed to impose Greek rule, again, in Mesopotamia, Palestine and Egypt, where they were received as heroes. Later, they would dominate Iran and Central Asia, marking the end of the Empire. Later, it would try to resurface repeatedly, disappearing quickly.
