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King Darius the Great was 'rounding out' the empire he inherited from Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II, trying to take over the north of the Black Sea and Thrace. In doing so he became enmeshed with Macedonia and the Greek cities of mainland Greece, all of which caused him grief.
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Who were the rulers of the Persian Empire?
There are numerous leaders of the Persian Empire who have ruled throughout history. See the below link for a list.
What is the empire Persia?
to understand the Persian empire you should visit the wikipedia article about the Persian empire. Click in the related link box below to visit the article.
Why did the Persian Empire initially link itself to Europe?
King Darius the Great was 'rounding out' the empire he inherited from Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II, trying to take over the north of the Black Sea and Thrace. In doing so he became enmeshed with Macedonia and the Greek cities of mainland Greece, all of which caused him grief.
Who ruled over the Persian Empire?
Cyrus , Darius , et.al. ~ look to the related link below .
Where can a map of the Persian Empire be found?
See the link in separate box below: 'Sources and related links'.
How did Darius you organized the Persian Empire politically?
Satraps ~ look to the related link below for further information .
Do you have a map of ancient Persia?
A map of the Persian Empire is in the link in the separate panel Sources and related links below.
What were the public works of the Persian Empire?
Each of the Persian provincial governors was responsible to provide infrastructure. Such roads and waterways, canals, irrigation etc were coordinated on an empire-basis to ensure they linked up. A communications road also provided an east-west link.
What did the Persian Empire look like?
It depends on how the question is intended. If the question is about the borders of the Empire, you can get a map of the Eastern Hemisphere and look at Egypt and Turkey in the west and Central Asia and Pakistan in the East. That area spanned the Persian Empire. Please see the Related Link with such a map. If the question is referring to buildings and cities within Persia, they would have been very impressive to the people. The buildings would be large boxes with large open spaces, collonades, and detailed carvings. Please see the Related Link with reconstructions of Persepolis, the Persian capital.
How can we see elements of Alexander's Hellenistic world in our modern world?
The European and Asian empires were echoes of the Alexander empire, which was itself an echo of the Assyrian and Persian empires. The European and Asian empires morphed into the nation-states of today under different political systems, so the link is very tenuous.
What was the name of the offcial script of the Persian Empire?
It was cuneiform, an example of which - from Persia - can be seen on: (See related Link). The language it depicted is Elamite, the 'official' language used for laws and government dispatches.
What did Darius the famous Persian king create to help unify his empire?
Darius further refined what Cyrus had previously established - Satraps who were essentially provincial governors . ~ See related link below .
