According to Guinness World Records, which seems as good an authority as any, the answer is the Achaemenid Empire in 480 B.C. Also known as the Persian Empire, it's estimated that 44% of the world ...

Our 60 second guide to the Persian Empire - an incredible dynasty which grew to become the largest and most sophisticated empire the world had ever seen. #Shorts #History #PersianEmpire #Persian # ...

The Persian Empire was the largest empire in history, lasting from 559 BC to 331 BC. The dynasty, which spanned the areas of modern-day Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, ...

The Persian Empire. The Persian empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, was created under ancient Persian emperor Cyrus the Great. In its heyday, the Persian empire stretched from modern-day ...

The First Persian Empire stretched from Libya to Central Asia and included Egypt, Anatolia (Turkey), and parts of northern India. At its peak, it had a population of 49.5 million people.

Then, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip’s ambition of conquering the Persian Empire — the largest in the world at that time. Over a 10-year period, ...

Then, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip’s ambition of conquering the Persian Empire — the largest in the world at that time. Over a 10-year period, ...