CLST 200 Lecture 6: Week 6 Lecture
18 Oct 2017
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Persia very powerful empire for hundreds of years. Burned persepolis, capital of persia, to the ground. Water-shed moment for persia was rise of darius. Turned persia from local power into international power. Croesus considered by the greeks to be fairly wise man. Persians go for big conquests like egypt and babylon. Capital of persian empire had been farther west. Put things towards the center of his territory and then stream-lined. Put things towards the center of his territory and then stream-lined trade and the movement of goods by building canals and roads. Easier to travel and get things moved under darius than it had been before. Greek coins would have some kind of symbol of the city that minted the coin. Persian coins had a picture of the king himself. If not a god, someone who had a unique access to the god. Each satrap appointed by the king and paid him annual tribute.
