They tried to promote security, stability and advance prosperity.
It did when the Persians conquered Babylon.
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.
The Persians conquered the Babylonian Empire in 539 BCE.
The Persians conquered Phoenicia under Cyrus The Great, in 539 BCE.
Th Persians did, in fact their empires lasted longer than the Third Reich. But the Third Reich conquered faster in a few short years, but the Persians took alot of time.
Yes, the Romans had allies but they never conquered the Persians.
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.
From Libya to Central Asia.
The Mesopotamians.
Their rulers, the Medes.
Alexander the Great.
In the ancient world, the Persians, like all dominant powers, enforced taxes upon conquered peoples in order to fund numerous public functions. Of these, the building or repair of public works, wages for imperial administrators, and maintenance of military forces (whether for occupational duties or new conquests) were among the most important.