Editing Atropatene (section)

== Legacy ==
Atropatene was the only Iranian region to remain under Zoroastrian authority from the Achaemenids to the [[Muslim conquest of Persia|Arab conquest]] without any interruption, aside from being briefly ruled by the [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian]] king [[Alexander the Great]] ({{reign|336|323|era=BC}}).{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|p=86}} Under the Atropatids, the region successfully managed to gain a dominant place in Zoroastrianism, which would continue into the Sasanian period, whose monarchs favored Median traditions over that of the Parthians.{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|p=86}} Moreover, Atropatene also served as a stronghold of Iranian culture.{{sfn|Olbrycht|2021|p=38}}