While that could be seen as a rare event, later empires would show that this train of thought was effective. One such example being one of the most researched men in history, Alexander the Great. Alexander is known as the man who conquered the Achaemenid but the could not have done it and without using the same tactics as Cyrus which were outlined in the Cyrus Cylinder, mostly the use of religious tolerance. One example was taking the mantle of Pharaoh by Alexander rather than using a governor to do it for him. Furthermore, accepting his role in the Egyptian pantheon, claiming descent form the Egyptian god Amun. To discuss the influence of Alexander the Great on history would be out if the scope of this essay but his influence would be nearly …show more content…
As Darius the Great expanded the empire, he also refined how he would govern the territories. Well, Cyrus pioneered by starting the use of Satraps, which were governors of provinces that were captured by the Achaemenid Darius the Great would almost perfect the system determining how much each province would give in tribute and how each province would function in the wider sense of the empire, to help with this Darius also coin a universal Achaemenid currency. While the Satrap was from the province, he was given an all-Persian advisor that would be familiar with the greater empire while the Satrap could handle everything within the province. On the wider sense of the Empire Darius the Great would build roads throughout the entirety of the Achaemenid, and to facilitate this Darius the Great would also create a standardized unit of weights and measurements.
While Cyrus the Great created an intricate administrative system that helped fuel expansion, but that is not the only way the Achaemenid ran a relatively smooth empire. The Achaemenid also prided themselves on an effective means of communication throughout the empire. Darius I would establish a road that stretched from the city of Sardis in Anatolia (The western half of Modern-day Turkey) to Susa in Persia (Modern day Iran). Herodotus even gave a compliment as to the effectiveness of these roads and the speed at which Achaemenid couriers delivered