The main political effects the Persian empires had were the idea of cultural and religious tolerance. Through these ideas, leaders understood how important and strategic it is to keep the people from rebelling by accepting their culture and feigning interest. These new ideas built very large empires, as was the situation with Alexander the Great. The empires that housed these philosophies prospered
By improving the already strong Persian military, he places the empire at a higher place than surrounding civilizations, A strong army means having less worry about attacks, allowing the empire to focus on other things such as education and economy. It also presents a threat to other countries and empires and sets Persia on higher ground. Document 5 explains that a branch of the Persian military, the spies, would survey Satraps and other surrounding civilizations, to insure that they didn't form alliances with other groups and become powerful enough to defeat the empire. It is important to know where your opponents stand at all times, which is why having people keeping watch on the Satraps brings a big advantage to Persia. This helps prevent the Satraps from plotting against them, giving Persia leverage..
The Persian army was considered one of the strongest in the ancient world due to several factors. Firstly, they had a large and well-trained army with skilled cavalry and archers. Secondly, they had a sophisticated military strategy that relied on a combination of speed, surprise, and overwhelming force. Thirdly, they were able to fund their military campaigns through a vast network of trade and taxation. Finally, they were able to adapt to new technologies and tactics, often incorporating them into their own military practices.
The Roman and the Persian both had a successful empire throughout many decades. One way both the Roman and the Persian expanded their empire was by concurring vast territories. “Following the conquest of the Italian peninsula, Rome fought with Carthage for control over the western Mediterranean. This led to a series of conflicts called the Punic Wars”( slide 10). After the victory of the first Punic Rome seized full control of both Sicily and Corsica and most importantly, Rome emerged as a dominant powers as they emerged as a naval and land power.
Empires grew rapidly across the Afro-Eurasian region from around 700 BCE to 200 BCE. Some of the most notable empires from that time were the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and the Qin and Mauryan Dynasties. One of the most impactful and efficient ways that empires could successfully expand was through a powerful military. However, a strong military was not the only attribute that led to imperial growth and was not the most influential part of the empire’s expansion.
adopting some of the native customs. When Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, he used the local Persian satraps because there was a shortage of Greek and Macedonian administrators. Alexander also believed that the empire would be best governed with the co-operation of the Persians. Alexander appointed the Persian soldiers into his army as he wanted the close working relationship with the Persians as well as the Macedonians. He wanted the two empires to build a intimate relationship.
Unfortunately, the Persians were completely unmatched and their empire began to fall apart. On the other hand, the Roman empire dealt with opposition from barbarians. They even took these barbarians into their armies as they were extremely powerful soldiers. These barbarians wore pants instead of traditional Roman clothing and were not loyal to Rome but only to their commanders. This led to many
Throughout history, there has been many battles in which two large and powerful empires fought to maintain land, fought over religion, or to gain an abundance of resources. These empires, the Greek and the Persian, were hostile towards each other at the time. Although these empires were quite similar, they were near direct opposites at the time.
By 512, the Persians, lead by Darius, conquered Persia, Afghanistan, northern India, Turkestan, Mesopotamia, northern Arabia, Egypt, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, the eastern Aegean, Thrace, and Macedonia, the only thing in between the Persians having the greatest empire in the world, was Greece. ¨In the reigns of Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes,” says Herodotus, Greece suffered more sorrows than in twenty generations before. The Greek nation had to pay the penalty of its development; spreading everywhere, it was bound sooner or later to come into conflict with a major power¨ (Durant, Will. The Life of Greece. New York, NY: MFJ , 1939.
From the period of 550 BCE to 600 CE, many significant political, social, and cultural developments took place in Persia, Greece, and Rome. One of the most notable developments was the rise of the Achaemenid Empire in Persia, which was known for its vast territorial conquests and its sophisticated administrative system. The empire was marked by a series of powerful rulers who expanded the empire's borders and established a complex system of governance that included a network of satrapies and a royal road that facilitated communication and trade throughout the empire. The Achaemenid Empire was also known for its cultural achievements, including the construction of magnificent palaces and the patronage of art and literature.
The Assyrians held a huge obsession with war and because of this, many casualties resulted leading to their downfall. Due to the many causalities, their numbers begin to dwindle and outsiders began to see this as an opputunity to attack and take over. In the end, they were in such a weakened state that, they eventually were defeated by the people of Babylon and they were no longer an independent state. The Persian empire came to power with the help of a powerful leader.
The world history has an abundance of examples of influential and powerful empires, which played an integral role in different aspects of their citizens’ life. One of such examples is Persian and Assyrian empires. Comparing both of them, it is noteworthy to admit that they had much in common. First of all, the communication and transport systems of the Assyrians were as well-developed as those of the Persians. In spite of it, both nations desired ''at times to expand their control without conquest''.
Cyrus The great was also know for arctic he built great statues to honor himself and the gods. Cyrus was also one of the first kings in history that would actually write down his laws which was called “ The Cyrus Cylinder” I will talk about this more later in the paper. One of the biggest things Cyrus did was free the jews and gave them jerusalem back. Introducing this Cyrus the Great was the most Influential king in the persian Empire.
What are the key results of the Greco-Persian wars? Firstly, with Greece's victory over the tyrannical Achaemenid Persians, the polis reached its heyday in Athens after the Greek-Persian War, when Pericles, who served as general, established a direct democracy called the Athenian democracy (Brand, 2010, p. 20). The term polis describes the concept of the self-governing city-state.
Greek culture, with its gorgeous traditions, art, philosophy, and literature, encountered a significant threat from the enormous Persian Empire. The Persian incursion triggered the Greeks to join together and leave their internal strife, starting alliances like the Hellenic League, under the leadership of Athens and Sparta. So, the Greek victory in the Greco-Persian Wars stopped Persian colonialism in Europe (History’s Histories, n.d.). This pride not only sheltered Greek cultural successes but also accelerated their expand evolution. Greek city-states could succeed with no fear of
