The Persian Empire, 550–479 Bce
The Persian Empire, 550–479 Bce
Use the labels below to match with the specific areas of the map provided on the previous page.
General Labels
- Cities
- Sardis
- Miletus
- Memphis
- Hattusas
- Nineveh
- Arbela
- Babylon
- Susa
- Persepolis
- Bampur
- Kandahar
- Herat
- Bactra
- Countries
- SOUTHWEST ASIA
- Regions
- ANATOLIA
- CRETE
- RHODES
- CYPRUS
- IRANIAN PLATEAU
- LEVANT
- Water
- BLACK
- AEGEAN SEA
- ARABIAN SEA
- ARAL SEA
- PERSIAN GULF
- TIGRIS
- EUPHRATES
- MEDITERRANEAN SEA
- RED SEA
- INDUS R.
Legend Labels:
- Persian core territory before 550 BCE
- Persian expansion by 550 BCE
- Persian expansion by 547 BCE
- Persian expansion by 539 BCE
- Persian expansion by 525 BCE
- Persian expansion by 512 BCE
- Satrap
- Clashes between Persians and Greeks
- Mediterranean colonies
- Royal road
- Major trade route