BlogHide Resteemsmovsen (25)in iran • 7 years agoGriffin lionGriffin-lion relief in glazed brickwork, Achaemenid Period, Ancient Persia, 530-330 BC. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris.movsen (25)in achaemenid • 7 years agoAchaemenid EmpireThe Achaemenid Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/ c. 550–330 BC), also called the First Persian Empire, was an empire based in Western Asia, founded by Cyrus the Great. Ranging at its greatest extent from the…