The usual type. Regions were governed by a Persian governor (satrap) appointed by the king, who used city and tribal leaders to do the detailed governing. Taxes and levies of soldiers and warships were imposed by the satrap. A lingua franca (Aramaic) was established to facilitate communication and commerce.
It was founded by Cyrus the Great and reached its peak under Darius the Great. However it was not the largest ever known - compare it with the Spanish Empire, the British Empire and the Russian Empire.
It was: Cyrus the Great. He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty.
From the Levant to Central Asia
The Persians and the Medes, under King Cyrus the Great.
Under Cyrus II (also known as Cyrus the Great) Persia conquered Babylon.
It was founded by Cyrus the Great and reached its peak under Darius the Great. However it was not the largest ever known - compare it with the Spanish Empire, the British Empire and the Russian Empire.
It was: Cyrus the Great. He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty.
From the Levant to Central Asia
The Persians and the Medes, under King Cyrus the Great.
Under Cyrus II (also known as Cyrus the Great) Persia conquered Babylon.
The Persians under their king Cyrus the Great.
Cyrus the Great starting about 550 BCE and consolidated by Darius the Great 30 years later.
It grew under three kings - Cyrus the Great, his son Cambyses, and Darius the Great.
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The Middle East and Central Asia.
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There was none under Cyrus. is successor Darius introduced Aramaic as the lingua franca for the empire.