History of the Persian Empire by A.T. Olmstead When Cyrus "The Great," entered Babylon in 539 B.C. The Persian Empire began. Stretching from the Indus River to all the way to Egypt. This Reign of power is considered a model for the future empires because of their justice system, simplified religion, hierarchy, and roadway system. Unlike some of the pharaohs in Egypt, who collected any amount of tax, anytime they wanted to, the Persian …showed first 75 words of 531 total…

…showed last 75 words of 531 total…the beginning of each chapter then there are more subchapters to explore further issues. The author does not put in any of his own comments or to his side it is all facts and when he gets into legends, Olmstead brings you into a world with descriptive language; which comes from natives of the land like historians and religious men. For those seeking knowledge of the ancient Persian Empire to the present day Palestinian problems.