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Persian Empire (6th–4th century BCE) Képernyőkép 2025-10-08 164618,…
Persian Empire (6th–4th century BCE) 
- Cambyses II conquered Egypt (~525 BCE)
- Cambyses died on journey back toward Persia
Origins & Rise
- The Persians rose to power in mid‑6th century BCE
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- Cyrus conquered Lydia and Babylon (539 BCE)
- At his death, great empire from Iran to Asia Minor and from Black Sea to Persian Gulf
Darius I & Reforms
- Darius I reigned 522–486 BCE
- Introduced an efficient administration and taxation
- Built the Royal Road (east to west)
- Minted gold coinage (daric)
- Divided the empire into 23 satrapies (provinces) led by satraps
- Annual revenue of the empire: 524 tons of silver
Conflicts with Greece
- In the early 5th century BCE, Persians suffered defeats by leading Greek city‑states
- After wars, Persia and Greek states divided spheres of influence
- From that time until Alexander’s conquest relatively peaceful relationship
- The Persian religion taught by Zarathustra emphasized dualism
- Main god: Ahura Mazda, opposed by Ahriman (evil)
Decline & Fall
- Alexander the Great captured the Persian capital Persepolis in 330 BCE
- Found 2400 tons of silver in the palace’s storerooms
- The Persian Empire was replaced by Macedonian-Greek rule
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