(Greek) Of the family of Achaemnes, the dynasty ended in 330 BC. with the death of Darius III.

(a-CHAE-me-nid). A member of the Persian ruling dynasty dating from the reign of Cyrus the Great (ca. 550 BCE) to the death of Darius III (330 BCE) following his defeat by Alexander the Great in the Battle of Gaugamela. The dynasty took its name from Achaemenes (Persian, Hakhamanish), its early 7th century BCE putative founder.

Persian empire of the seventh century BCE.