Eminent physician Dr Farokh Udwadia traces the
ascent and the fall of the first Persian Empire
Farrokh Jijina
"How did Persian tribes who occupied a small south-western corner of the Iranian plateau come to rule an empire stretching from the Indus to Egypt and from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf?” Dr Farokh Udwadia questioned his audience on September 21, 2016 at The K. R. Cama Oriental Institute (KRCOI). The eminent physician, who at the outset disclaimed being a historian, was speaking on "The rise, decline and fall of the Achemenid Empire” that existed from 550 BC to 330 BC. The doctor provided the answers in a broad-brush review of the 220-year-history of the eponymous Empire.
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