Xerxes I Of Persia Fandom

Cyrus’s spectacular conquests forced him to build an administration fit for an empire. Inspired by the sophisticated model of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Cyrus made a network of public administration and tax collection when recruiting the ideal military generals from amongst the Medes. The remains of Persepolis, capital of the Persian Empire, sit at the foot of Kuh-e Rahmat (“mountain of mercy”) in present-day Iran. Persia became Iran in 1935 when…Read More