Persian Empire

History of the Persian Empire

The Persian Empire effectively began when Cyrus the Great inherited the throne out of Cambyses. It was he who united all the Persians under him and then began a process of expanding the territory of Persia and increased its sphere of influence throughout the territory of the near Middle East. (Briant 50)For 550 b. c. Cyrus had conquered Media, Lydia by 547 b. c., in Ionia 546-540 b. c. b. 539 and Babylon c. This rapid gain in the territory may have caused the Persian Empire have split on the spot. We must recognize that the maintenance of a people with different customs and religions of the peoples themselves happy is a very difficult task. But the fact is that in the space of one lifetime, Cyrus created one of the largest empires the world has seen. (Schmitt 50)

"Both Syria and Palestine welcomed the native peoples Cyrus as a liberator, corresponding to respect local traditions and religious practices. Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple, if they so wished, and many decided to stay in Babylon, where the Persians had begun to rule. This tolerance was shown to Cyrus conquered civilizations was a major factor in keeping the Persian empire as a whole, in these, its early stages.

When Cyrus the Great, entered Babylon in 539 BC, the Persian Empire began. It extends from the Indus River all the way to Egypt; his reign of power is seen as a model for future empires to its system of justice, the simplification of religion, hierarchy and road systems. Unlike some of the pharaohs in Egypt, who collected an amount of tax at any time he wanted, the Persian rulers collected taxes equitably.There was no sudden increase in the amounts of taxes and no tax ...