1. an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC; [syn: Persia, Persian Empire]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Persian Empire
n 1: an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in
the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in
the 4th century BC [syn: Persia, Persian Empire]