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Twenty Satrapies (Provinces).
he divide the empire into two provinces because King Darius appointed Satraps or governors to rule various provinces in his empire for easier governance. By appointing Satraps, he was free from mundane daily bureaucratic issues of ruling an empire that streched from the northern borders of India, the entire Middle East and all the way to Libya and parts of Greece.
He divided it into provinces and assigned satraps to govern them.
darius used some of persian's great wealth to build roads across the empire
Darius put down several revolts. He won more land for the empire and created a government for the empire !
Twenty Satrapies (Provinces).
Darius of Persia
he divide the empire into two provinces because King Darius appointed Satraps or governors to rule various provinces in his empire for easier governance. By appointing Satraps, he was free from mundane daily bureaucratic issues of ruling an empire that streched from the northern borders of India, the entire Middle East and all the way to Libya and parts of Greece.
He divided it into provinces and assigned satraps to govern them.
Alexander the Great.
I guess you refer to Darius I (the Great) the third king of the Achaeminid Empire (the Persian Empire at its greatest extent). He divided the empire into provinces and placed satraps (governors) to administer them. It was a creation of administrative subdivisions.
Darius was king of the Persian Empire, not a god. Babylon was part of his empire.
The Persian Empire.
darius used some of persian's great wealth to build roads across the empire
The mother of King Darius was Atossa, the daughter of King Cyrus. She was also the wife of King Darius and held significant influence in the Achaemenid Empire.
Darius put down several revolts. He won more land for the empire and created a government for the empire !
He divided the Empire into 20 provinces, each with a Persian governor who was responsible to him for internal and external security, tax collection and advancing prosperity.