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.
He added an area in Central Asia, Thrace and Macedonia.
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 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.
they were a unified empire that extended for over 1600 miles.
He added an area in Central Asia, Thrace and Macedonia.
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.
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.
No, the Persian Empire was far mor extensive, reaching from Libya to Central Asia.
To Egypt and the Indian Ocean.
they were a unified empire that extended for over 1600 miles.
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.
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.