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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 are the Persians?

the Persians were a disparate group of Indo-European tribes, some nomadic, some settled, that were developing their own culture and religion unique from that of the great cities to their west.

Who did the Persians free?

the persians freed the Isrealites after conquering the babylonians

How did the Persians treat the people they conquered?

At first, they treated them with fairness but much more crule as the empire went on.

In the years following the Persian Wars Athens demanded payments from the city-states it protected in order to maintain and build-up its navy Ture of False?

Half true. Athens already had the strongest navy, and used it to extract payment from the Delian League states. After the Persian Empire agreed to peace, Athens continued to extort the money, using the fleet to collect it. It also spent the money on aggrandising Athens and keeping half its population on the public payroll.

Distance from east to west?

Yes, that is one of the ways that distance is calculated. Usually we call it width or breadth. Without a hint of a location, we will be unable to give a specific numeric answer.

How does Darius conceptualize his empire and what are the expectations and obligations that he places on subjects?

He divided the empire into 20 provinces with a governor responsuble for defence , the economy , and upgrading prosperity while leaving the local government and society alone to continue its usual practices. He expected peace, payment of taxes to support the civilising process and the advancement of prosperity within the empire.

What is free mbc Persia frequency?

I think there is mbc persia anymore. I have searched on the arabsat website but i couldn't find it.

What was Persia once called?

Up until 1935, Iran was called Persia by foreigners. Before that, Persia was always the name of the country.

The Iranians themselves, though, always called their land "Iran".

What did the Persians build to help link their empire?

They established a communications network by sea and road to cover their empire - a difficult task in pre-electronic and pre-aviation days where boats and horses were the means of movement and message delivery.

What were the Persians weaknesses?

They had an empire stretching 3,000 miles, and in a pre-mechanical transport era, found it difficlut and slow to communicate, and to move and feed large military forces.

What are the present-day names of Persia and Cathay?

Persia is called IRAN today and Cathay is the northern part of what is CHINA today.

Is Persia in the UK?

Persia is not in the UK country. Persia is actually the old name for Iran. The people of Iran are known as Persians.

How were the Persians organized?

Their empire was organised into 20 provinces each administered by a Persian governor responsible to the king and his council. Local government in the provinces was in the hands of the traditional city, tribal and petty princes.

How did the scythians help the Persians?

They were not really helpmates of the Persians. They repelled a late 6th Century BCE invasion by Persia led by Darius I, who barely escaped wit help from some of the Ionian Greek city-states within his empire.

What did King Phillip 2 do to make his kingdom strong to defeat the Persians?

He brought the Greek city-states in Europe under his control which added to the strength of his kingdom of Macedonia gave him the potential to defeat Persia.

He was assinated before he left to confront Persia, but his son Alexander carried it on.