persian empire
The Persian Empire The Persian Empire developed as a result of several Iranian tribes being taken over and assimilated by Cyrus, a Persian ruler around 550 B. ... , the Persian Empire was its height, covering more land than any empire had seen previously. Under King Darius, the Persian Empire extended its incredible influence from Eastern Europe to Pakistan, and from southern Russian to as far south as Sudan. This vast empire was governed by satraps, or governors, that each supervised one of the king’s twenty provinces that comprised the Persian Empire.