Notes Bout The Kings

Achaemenēs - most likely a 7thpower, century BCE warrior-chieftain, the probable king, who the Artaxerxes I took he began a new or tradition of first drawing offled the Persians, a tribe of Persians, as a vassalin of Greece. the MedianThis Empire Athenians byorfunding their enemies indirectlyfather of eponymous ancestor of the Achaemenid Dynasty Hystaspes - eponymous because the dynasty as well as the empire was named after him - “raised by an eagle”, according to the Greeks Teispes - son of Achaemenes and a King of Persia. He captured the Elamite city of Anšan and called himself "King of the City of Anšan" - succeeded by his grandson, Cyrus I of Anshan Cyrus I - grandson of its founder Achaemenes and son of Teispes of Anšān - Cyrus reigned as King of Anshan while his brother was King Ariaramnes of Persia. Cambyses I - King of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and was the father of Cyrus II Ansan- central persia Arsames - son of Ariaramnes and perhaps briefly the king of Persia during the Achaemenid dynasty, but gave up the throne and defected to Cyrus II of Persia - father of Hystaspes Atossa - daughter of Cyrus the Great - wife of Darius the Great - mother of Xerxes I Hystaspses - Governor of Persis and Parthia - Father of Darius the Great Artaxerxes I - son of Xerxes I of Persia. - drew off the Athenians by funding their enemies in Greece Smerdis - name was allegedly usurped by an impostor named Gaumata - imposter reigned for 7 months before he was killed by Darius the Great