Under Darius, the Persian Empire extended to the city of Taxila in Central Asia. He was emperor from 521 to 486 BC.
Cyrus the Great .
King Cyrus the Great.
Marcus Aurelius was not the last emperor to rule a united empire. He was one of the good emperors but Theodosius the Great was in fact the last emperor to rule a united Roman Empire.
Cyrus the Great.
Cyrus the Great.
The Lydians were defeated and conquered by Cyrus the Great, the Persian emperor.
Alexander the great eventually destroyed the empire, and united it with Greece.
King Cyrus the Great, who spread the Empire through the Middle East to Central Asia.
They helped keep the large empire united.
Cyrus established the Persian Empire. Darius consolidated it. Each to his own success.
King Cyrus the Great