Medo-Persia

Details

Instance of

global empire, state, great power, kingdom, historical country

Inception

6th century BCE

Part of

ancient Near East

Located in

ancient Near East

Continent

Asia, Africa, Europe

Capital

Susa

Founded by

Medes, Persians

basic form of government

kingdom, absolute monarchy

contains the administrative territorial entity

Persian Empire, history of ancient Iran, Media, Achaemenid Empire

described by source

Daniel in the lions' den

different from

Achaemenid Empire

ethnic group

Persians, Medes, Babylonians, Jewish people, Philistines

head of government

king

language used

Old Persian, Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, Akkadian, Babylonian, Median, Philistine

office held by head of state

king

office held by the head of government

king

official language

Old Persian, Median

official name

Medo-Persien