The Achaemenid Persian Empire functioned as well as it did because of the efficient bureaucracy established by its founder Cyrus the Great (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Governor/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesII #ParthiaEmpire

The Achaemenid Persian Empire functioned as well as it did because of the efficient bureaucracy established by its founder Cyrus the Great (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Governor/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesII #ParthiaEmpire

The Achaemenid Persian Empire functioned as well as it did because of the efficient bureaucracy established by its founder Cyrus the Great (r. c. 550-530 BCE) which was administered through the satrapy system.https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Governor/ #AchaemenidEmpire #ArtaxerxesII #ParthiaEmpire #History

Xenophon of Athens (l. 430 to c. 354 BCE) was a contemporary of Plato and a fellow student of Socrates. He is best known for his Anabasis (The March Up Country) detailing the retreat of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries after the defeat of the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger (d. 401 BCE) as well as for his works on Socrates.
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