Persia
The success of the Persians lay in their unique approach to the administration of their empire. Discuss.
The success of the Persian Empire lay in their unique management and the excellent quality of life of its citizens. Their unique attitude towards the attainment and management of their empire directly contributed to its success.
The unique management of the Persian Empire was due to the way that it was run by the rulers’. Persia was not noticed by many other countries until the year 550 BC when Cyrus, the king of Persia, began conquering other kingdoms (The Persian Empire, 2012). Cyrus was a very good at controlling his military forces and between the years 550 and 539 BC he conquered many other societies. While he was governing his army to success he also managed to control an empire that stretched between the Indus River and the Anatolia, which covered approximately 2000 miles (The Persian Empire, 2012). Cyrus died in battle in 530 B.C. and his son, Cambyses, took over the legacy. Although he expanded the empire by taking over Egypt, he did not maintain his father’s benevolence. When he took over Egypt he belittled their religion by burning various images of the Egyptian gods. After Cambyses death eight years later a rebellion broke out that seemed to threaten their peaceful society, meaning that his successor Darius, had to spend the first three years of his reign regaining the organisation and efficient administration that Cyrus had maintained (The Persian Empire, 2012). Eventually Darius recovered the peacefulness and stability that the Persia had once had, and was free to turn his attention to conquering more societies. He successfully led his armies to Afghanistan and India, increasing the empire to 2,500 miles. Darius’ true strength was his efficient administration; he divided the empire in twenty regions which were similar to the homelands that the people originally came from. He allowed them to practice their own religion, speak their
The success of the Persian Empire lay in their unique management and the excellent quality of life of its citizens. Their unique attitude towards the attainment and management of their empire directly contributed to its success.
The unique management of the Persian Empire was due to the way that it was run by the rulers’. Persia was not noticed by many other countries until the year 550 BC when Cyrus, the king of Persia, began conquering other kingdoms (The Persian Empire, 2012). Cyrus was a very good at controlling his military forces and between the years 550 and 539 BC he conquered many other societies. While he was governing his army to success he also managed to control an empire that stretched between the Indus River and the Anatolia, which covered approximately 2000 miles (The Persian Empire, 2012). Cyrus died in battle in 530 B.C. and his son, Cambyses, took over the legacy. Although he expanded the empire by taking over Egypt, he did not maintain his father’s benevolence. When he took over Egypt he belittled their religion by burning various images of the Egyptian gods. After Cambyses death eight years later a rebellion broke out that seemed to threaten their peaceful society, meaning that his successor Darius, had to spend the first three years of his reign regaining the organisation and efficient administration that Cyrus had maintained (The Persian Empire, 2012). Eventually Darius recovered the peacefulness and stability that the Persia had once had, and was free to turn his attention to conquering more societies. He successfully led his armies to Afghanistan and India, increasing the empire to 2,500 miles. Darius’ true strength was his efficient administration; he divided the empire in twenty regions which were similar to the homelands that the people originally came from. He allowed them to practice their own religion, speak their
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