Preferred Label : persia;
MeSH definition : An ancient civilization, known as early as 2000 B.C. The Persian Empire was founded
by Cyrus the Great (550-529 B.C.) and for 200 years, from 550 to 331 B.C., the Persians
ruled the ancient world from India to Egypt. The territory west of India was called
Persis by the Greeks who later called the entire empire Persia. In 331 B.C. the Persian
wars against the Greeks ended disastrously under the counterattacks by Alexander the
Great. The name Persia in modern times for the modern country was changed to Iran
in 1935. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p546 & Asimov, Words on
the Map, 1962, p176);
MeSH synonym : persian empire;
MeSH annotation : use PERSIA through 1934; use IRAN starting with1935;
Origin ID : D019071;
UMLS CUI : C0031187;
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An ancient civilization, known as early as 2000 B.C. The Persian Empire was founded
by Cyrus the Great (550-529 B.C.) and for 200 years, from 550 to 331 B.C., the Persians
ruled the ancient world from India to Egypt. The territory west of India was called
Persis by the Greeks who later called the entire empire Persia. In 331 B.C. the Persian
wars against the Greeks ended disastrously under the counterattacks by Alexander the
Great. The name Persia in modern times for the modern country was changed to Iran
in 1935. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p546 & Asimov, Words on
the Map, 1962, p176)
