`start`-`end` BCE: `name` Dynasty, famous leaders are `one` and `two` start: 550 end: 330 name: Achaemenid one: Cyrus two: Darius The Persian Empire had 30-`pop`mil people, the `leader name` was approached with `thing`, when the leader dies people `one`, `two`. pop: 50 leader name: monarch thing: ritual one: shave two: put out fires `thing`: Gave Persian kings power thing: Ahura Mazda Persian kings placed `people`, Persian governers for each of the `count` provinces, kept local officials, had `thing` everywhere people: Satraps count: 23 thing: spies `time` BCE: `leader` wins respect of Jews time: 539 leader: Cyrus Persian capitals? Susa Persepolis