It was merely a Persian religious sect which did not have a political influence. The Persian Empire was divided into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian governor (satrap), overseen by the king and his council, an entirely practical approach, not a religious one.
The Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire was not a person.
Persian Empire
The Persian Empire absorbed the Baabylonian Empire.
Persian Empire
The empire had Turkish and Persian influences.
The empire had Turkish and Persian influences.
It was merely a Persian religious sect which did not have a political influence. The Persian Empire was divided into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian governor (satrap), overseen by the king and his council, an entirely practical approach, not a religious one.
The people within the Persian Empire which he ruled.
The Ummayads, who were the first to claim divinity of their lineage as the Persian Emperors did.
His influence was only in the eastern Mediterranean where he established his empire over Greece and the Persian Empire. He slaughtered opposition, and tried to sow Greek culture in the ex-Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire was not a person.
Providing a strong civilising influence, protecting its people, promoting stability and prosperity.
Persian Empire
The Persian Empire absorbed the Babylonian Empire.