(Definition of âcomradeâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press) comrade in American English See all translations
Babylon Independence (627 BC): As a result of the crumbling condition of the Assyrian Empire, Babylon was able to assert its independence, taking control over the city and surrounding Mesopotamian regions.
(Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed) Map of the Achaemenid Persian Empire at its Greatest Extant (490 BC.) This map reveals the Persian Empire in 580 BC under its greatest ruler Darius I. The Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus in 536 BC., after they succeeded the Babylonian Empire. The first king of the Persian Empire was Cyrus, who issued the famous decree for the Jews to return to their homeland to rebuild their Temple.