No, he tried to use Greek culture and naked force.
He did not make an official religion - he stopped discrimination against Christians, and used the Christian bishops as another arm of his secular power
The term Persian Empire is loosely used to cover several periods. The real empire of the Persians was 550-321 BCE. Other peoples took over Persia, starting with Alexander the Great.
Darius the Great used a combination of administrative reforms, infrastructure development, and a system of satrapies to unite his vast Persian Empire. He established a network of governors, or satraps, to oversee different regions, ensuring local governance while maintaining central control. Additionally, Darius promoted standardized currencies, weights, and measures, which facilitated trade and communication across the empire. His construction of roads, such as the Royal Road, further enhanced connectivity and cohesion among diverse peoples.
They used a gun
It was not the Greeks, it was the Macedonians, who used Greek and other mercenaries to support them. Alexander the Great king of Macedonia, spent ten years taking over the Persian Empire. He did this in three major battles which broke coordinated Persian resistance, and then dealt with the outlying provinces one at a time.
Alexander used religion to control his empire by saying her was the son of the main god in a religion. Example: For the Greeks he said he was the son of Zeus.
He enslaved people who did not share his religion.
He did not use any religion.He used his self to lead his army!
They thought that God wanted them to preverve and spread Christianity.
They used many methods for example they had strict rulers running the Empire. Since many were nomadic it was definately neccesary to unite these people
Alexander the Great aimed to unite his empire by implementing various strategies. He encouraged the assimilation of different cultures by adopting Persian customs and appointing Persians to key positions. He also used intermarriage between his Greek soldiers and Persian women to foster cultural integration. Additionally, Alexander promoted the use of a common language, Greek, as a unifying force among diverse peoples.
religious tolerance
Alexander the Great united people through a common culture (Greek), allowing the people to keep their own religion and honoring all the religions of the people he conquered, and adopting parts of the cultures of his conquered territories.
Akber manage to unite differnt religion and culture with in the mughal empire<hem marry the Rajpott princeess,Jodha,who was a hindu.After the marriage he abolished some taxes on hindus and sytee was prohibited.Akber used to have a room in which all the scholar from other religion come ,later n he start up with a new religion,name din-i illahi as he say that all religion wants same <love and peace
Alexander did several things to keep his empire united when he was alive. One thing that he did was he used his armies to control the cities under his rule.
When Alexander was alive he was the sole leader and king (greeks never used the title emperor). After the death of Alexander his empire was divided to his generals (mainly : Seleukos, Antigonos,Ptolemaios,Kassandros,Lysimachos)
Religion has been used as a means of social control. Christianity has been used to keep conquered peoples subservient. Religion can be used to promote political agendas. Religion can also use the power of empire to enrich and promote itself as an institution.