Starting as Persia-Media, it progreessively conquered its neighboure as far west as Egypt-Libya and east as Central Asia and today's Pakistan.
The Roman empire emerged progressively, after having gained dominence of the Italian peninsula, it expanded into Sicily and Spain in the mid-3rd Century BCE and consolidated and expanded this over the following centuries, reaching its height in the 2nd Century CE. The Persian empire existed from 550 to 330 BCE. So the first is Persian Empire.
Alexander the Great conquered it and established his own in its place.
With no mechanical transport or electronic communication, news and responses was very, very slow. So the empire was divided into 20 provinces each with a Persian governor responsible for internal and external security, taxes and improving prosperity, overseen by the king and his council. To cope with the different languages, cultures and structures, local government remained in place, overseen by the governor. Successful decentralisation, the opposite of what is happening today with adverse centralised meddling and ill-effects.
Responsible rule, leaving local government in place. Light taxes. Provision of internal and external security. Improving properity.
Responsible rule, leaving local government in place. Light taxes. Provision of internal and external security. Improving properity.
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire 334-327 BCE.
The Roman empire emerged progressively, after having gained dominence of the Italian peninsula, it expanded into Sicily and Spain in the mid-3rd Century BCE and consolidated and expanded this over the following centuries, reaching its height in the 2nd Century CE. The Persian empire existed from 550 to 330 BCE. So the first is Persian Empire.
His Persian Empire conquest took place 334-326 BCE.
By leaving local government in place, overseen by Persian provincial governors (Satraps) with central control by the king and his council.
The war was between the Persian Empire and a confederation of independent Greek city-states 499-449 BCE. It took place in the Eastern Mediterranean littoral.
Alexander the Great conquered it and established his own in its place.
These are called "bazaars". The word is Persian.
Establish 20 provincial governors,under control of the king and his council, and leave the existing local government in place.
His conquest of the Persian Empire took place 334 BCE to 326 BC.
It provided internal and external security for its peoples, taxed them fairly, encouraged prosperity, and left local government in place, with provincial Persian governors to ensure effective goverrnance.
Establishing internal and external security, encouraging prosperity and trade, leaving local culture and rulership in place, appointing Persian provincial governors to supervise this.
With no mechanical transport or electronic communication, news and responses was very, very slow. So the empire was divided into 20 provinces each with a Persian governor responsible for internal and external security, taxes and improving prosperity, overseen by the king and his council. To cope with the different languages, cultures and structures, local government remained in place, overseen by the governor. Successful decentralisation, the opposite of what is happening today with adverse centralised meddling and ill-effects.