- Captured empires include Babylon, Syria and Palestine by 539BC - The Persian rule was tolerated because they did not interfere with their customs or religious beliefs. - Cambyses, Cyrus’s successor, died mysteriously in Egypt, and the King Darius overthrew the other successor in 512BC. - Darius reorganised the empires, introducing 30 provinces known as Satrapies each governed by a powerful satrap “Darius was determined to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps and extend the empire” Bradley “Darius…
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