Darius revolutionized the economy by placing it on a silver/gold coinage system. Trade was extensive, and under the Achaemenids there was an efficient infrastructure that facilitated the exchange of commodities among the far reaches of the empire.
His predecessors Cyrus and Cambyses extended it from Libya in the west to to central Asia. Darius made minor extensions in Thrace, Macedonia and today's Pakistan.
Cyrus the Great conquered the ENTIRE Middle East, Egyptian empire, and parts of India, China, Mongolia, Russia, and Greece. Xerxes the great conquered Greece and opened the door to Europe for Persia. Sassanid also was famous for conquering the far east. Also: Darius
From today's Libya to Pakistan in the east.
From today's Libya, through Egypt and the Middle East, to Central Asia and today's Pakistan.
Darius revolutionized the economy by placing it on a silver/gold coinage system. Trade was extensive, and under the Achaemenids there was an efficient infrastructure that facilitated the exchange of commodities among the far reaches of the empire.
Cyrus the Great took Persia from being a vassal state of Media to take over Media and use the combined power to take over the Babylonian Empire and extend control through the Middle East. This laid the foundation for his successors Cambyses and Darius to expand into Egypt and as far as today's Pakistan.
His predecessors Cyrus and Cambyses extended it from Libya in the west to to central Asia. Darius made minor extensions in Thrace, Macedonia and today's Pakistan.
No, the Persian Empire went as far west as Libya. Carthage was in today's Tunisia.
Cyrus the Great conquered the ENTIRE Middle East, Egyptian empire, and parts of India, China, Mongolia, Russia, and Greece. Xerxes the great conquered Greece and opened the door to Europe for Persia. Sassanid also was famous for conquering the far east. Also: Darius
From today's Libya to Pakistan in the east.
The ambition of the kings to extend their territory and to establish peace, prosparity and security. This extendas the empire from Persia through the Middle East to Libya and Egypt in Africa in the west, and across to today's Pakistan in the east.
No, the Persian Empire was far mor extensive, reaching from Libya to Central Asia.
Alexander the Greats goals were to expand his empire as far as he could and to conquer all enemies he came across. He was very successful, he conquered his major enemy, the Persian empire, and any other enemy in his path. He also expanded his empire all the way to the Indus river in India.
In the Persian Empire - he fought decisive battles in Asia Minor (Granicus), Syria (Issus), Mesopotamia (Gaugamela) as well as many others throughout the empire as far as the Indus River in the east, over a period of ten years.
From today's Libya through Egypt , the Middle East to Central Asia and Pakistan.
From today's Libya, through Egypt and the Middle East, to Central Asia and today's Pakistan.