Cyrus the Great and his successors Darius the Great and Artaxerxes.
Satrapies (Provinces).
Satrap
They divided it into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian provincial governor (Satrap) in control supervised by the king and his council.
The term used by the Persians was Satrapy, the governor was a Satrap. These are Anglicised words from the Persian language original.
Darius the Great divided the empire into 20 provinces called satrapies. Also, he gave the 20 provinces Satraps, or governors. Then he made the roads bigger and more efficient.For example, one Greek historian wrote: "Nothing mortal travels so fast as these Persian Messengers ... these men will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night."-Herodotus, from the "History of the Persian Wars"
The territory was divided into provinces.
Satrapies (Provinces).
Satrap
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided the territory into provinces
They divided it into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian provincial governor (Satrap) in control supervised by the king and his council.