Achaemenes

I have written on the origins of the Arsacid Dynasty (Parthian Empire) and that of the Sassanid’s in previous articles. However, one dynasty often gets much attention in terms of its social, political, and military achievements along with its decline and eventual fall, and that is the Achaemenid dynasty. I began to notice that much of what is today the country of Iran, was overrun by Cimmerians and Saka/Scythian tribes before the time of Cyrus the Great, and thus they entrenched themselves in the region and made it their home. Therefore, a question arose: were the early Persian kings of Cimmerian and Scythian stock? Could it be possible that many have overlooked this area and the people who inhabited the