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.
They exiled conquered people and often made them slaves.
At first, they treated them with fairness but much more crule as the empire went on.
They tried to establish stable government, peace, security and prosperity.
They tried to establish stable government, peace, security and prosperity.
Their rulers, the Medes.
The Medes.
They were first conquered by the Persians
in governing conquered people the persian were much more humane than the assyrians.
Darius the Great.
The Parthians.
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.
It did when the Persians conquered Babylon.
They absorbed the Medes, their previous rulers.