The Achaemenids: The Battle Of Marathon

The Achaemenids (558-330 B.C.E) started as Indo-European migrators from South Asia who migrated to Persia and were one of the ruling dynasties for over a millennium. Their land surrounded the Tigris and Euphrates river and stretched from India to the borders of , and eventually into, Egypt
Cyrus, the founder of Achaemenid, conquered many other empires and within twenty years was the ruler of an empire that stretched from India to Egypt. Cambyses and Darius furthered this expansion and developed a complex empire. The vast empire spread Persian influence throughout the territories, such as the Persion law and justice system.With the stability of their political system they could develop qanats (underground canals) that helped to further agriculture

This war was fought in what is the modern day city of Marathon in Greece.
The Battle of Marathon was the turning point of the Persian wars. This victory showed the Greeks that the Persians could be beat and was the final straw that separated them from the control of the Achaemenid empire. The place that this war was fought is now a city named after it.
Cambyses, the son of Cyrus, took over his father's position and reigned from 530-522 B.C.E. He was the one to conquer egypt in 525 B.C.E and expand their land into that territory.
During his rule, cambyses conquered egypt. This led to further expansion of the Land of the Achaemenid empire, and access to more trade through use of the Nile. He also tried to conquer the kingdom of Kush, but failed.
Continuing down the line brings us Darius (reigned 521-486 B.C.E), the successor to Cambyses. He continued to conquer lands and by the late sixth century B.C.E, the empire stretched 3,000 kilometers from the Indus River to the Aegean Sea and 1,500 kilometers from Armenia to the first cataract of the Nile. Creating the largest empire the world had

Of course, these wars took place in Persia, mostly between the Greek and Persians.
During Darius’s reign the Ionian Greeks got fed up with the satraps and rebelled, killing their governors and claiming their independence. This started a chain of conflict called the Persian Wars. Darius quelled the rebellions but his successors found it more and more difficult to control the Greek peninsula. After a loss in the battle of marathon, the Persians completely lost control over Greece. They tried to conquer cities later but never achieved victory. Therefore, these wars were how Greece won, and kept their independence from the Achaemenid empire.
Satraps, in other words ‘governor’, were the people who oversaw the affairs of the Achaemenid empire (558-330 B.C.E). They served the central administration and watched over the various regions of Persia.
Even though the satraps were spread out over Achaemenid, they never tried to separate from Achaemenid authority. This is because the system they were a part of was so thoroughly developed any plans were found, and put to an end, before they could begin. They were essentially the first governors and are part of the system that was carried on through