They tried to establish stable government, peace, security and prosperity.
They tried to establish stable government, peace, security and prosperity.
At first, they treated them with fairness but much more crule as the empire went on.
It did when the Persians conquered Babylon.
The Persians conquered the Babylonian Empire in 539 BCE.
The Persians conquered Phoenicia under Cyrus The Great, in 539 BCE.
Th Persians did, in fact their empires lasted longer than the Third Reich. But the Third Reich conquered faster in a few short years, but the Persians took alot of time.
Yes, the Romans had allies but they never conquered the Persians.
Alexander the Great.
Their rulers, the Medes.
The Mesopotamians.
From Libya to Central Asia.
Achaemenid Persian leaders had incredible tolerance for the religions and local character of the peoples that they conquered. As long as they acknowledged the political sovereignty of the Persians, they were free to worship as they wanted, live where they wanted, work in the fields that they wished, and speak their local languages.