movsen (25)in #iran • 8 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 • 8 years agoAchaemenid EmpireThe Achaemenid Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/ c. 550–330 BC), also called the First Persian Empire, was an empire based in…