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Persian Empire

At different times, under different ruling families, there were several different Persian Empires. Usually, the term refers to the Achaemenid dynasty empire founded by Cyrus the Great (559BC - 530BC) which was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great. To rule such a large empire, new groundbreaking systems were set up which influenced all who came after.

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What modern country was a formerly known as Persia?

Persia covered a lot more land that is now known as Iran.

What do you call an official who ruled a state in the Persian empire under darius?

Presuming you mean a province (Satrapy), the provincial governors were called a Satrap, appointed by the king.

What modern day country was the Persian empire located in?

It was centred in Iran, and stretched from Libya to Pakistan.

What are facts about the Medes?

1.The Medes were called anciently by all people Aryans; but when Medea, the Colchian, came to them from Athens, they changed their name.

2. From the 10th century BCE to the late 7th century BCE, the Iranic Medes and Persians fell under the domination of the Neo Assyrian Empire based in Mesopotamia.

Who is a citizen in the Persian empire?

There was little concept of citizenship. Some cities (especially the Greek ones) had their own citizenship, but the empire was mainly a collection of independent tribes, cities and petty principalities under local rulership and self rule.

How can you become a citizen in the ancient Persian empire?

There was no concept of universal citizenship. The Persian Empire included a wide variety of peoples organised variously into, and members of, their traditional city-states, tribes, principalities. These were ruled by Persian provincial governors and overall by the king and his council.

What was life like for children in ancient Persia?

Life for children in ancient Persia varied significantly based on their social class and gender. Boys from noble families often received formal education in subjects like literature, mathematics, and military training, while girls were typically educated at home, focusing on household skills. Children of lower classes worked alongside their families, contributing to agriculture or trade from a young age. Overall, while some children enjoyed privileges and education, many faced hard labor and limited opportunities.

Where was the capital city of ancient Persian Empire?

every king have had his own capital city. which king or phylum you mean?

Why did the defeat of the Persian Empire inspire other archievements in classical Greece?

The potential loot attracted a mass of carpetbaggers who swooped on it's defeated provinces. It also provided employment for the manpower of impoverished peninsular Greece in the armies maintained by the Hellenistic states which the Persian Empire was broken up into when Alexander died. Greece became progressively depopulated with this flow of it's people to Asia and North Africa over the next three centuries.

Did Philip II of Macedonia conquer the Persian Empire?

King Philip II of Macedon prepared an invasion but was assinated before he left. It was continued by his son King Alexander.

What is the resolution of the king of Persia and the princess of the sea?

The resolution of this is was the was and the odd people is the was and was of all was and never he was against us. and you may never was the plate of his servant because he was never was his clothes. and the king never was his cape so they smell wasing machine ...wahahaha

What modern day countries are in what was the Persian Empire?

Libya, Egypt. Syria. Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of central Asian countries up to the Syr Daria River.

What made the Greek city-states fear Persian Empire?

Persia was attempting to impose peace and prosperity in the Middle East. When the Greek city-states began to interfere in the Empire, Persia reacted, and tried to incorporate the rest of the cities to keep them quiet. The resultant wars went on for 50 years.

Why did greek warrior Have advantage of the Persian empire counterpRts at Thermopylae?

They were armoured and they were holding a narrow pass 100 metres wide at its narrowest.