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The Persian Empire: The First Hegemon In World History

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• The Persian Empire was the first hegemon in world history and the most culturally diverse and religiously open empire. • The early rulers of the Achaemenid dynasty turned cultural diversity into a source of “synergy and strength”. • The later rulers that followed were intolerant which ultimately led to the fall of the Achaemenid Persia. • Cyrus replaced local rulers with a Persian satrap, who essentially governed and remained loyal to Cyrus. • By respecting local traditions, he decreased any likelihood of his subjects resisting and revolting. • Cyrus freed the Jews who were in Babylonian captivity and rebuilt their temples in Jerusalem and freed slaves in Babylon. Thus he was portrayed a liberator rather than a conqueror by his subjects.
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