SATRAPY

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Received the name of the administrative unit satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire ( first Persian Empire , and also most of the late Seleucid Empires , Leave and Sassanid ) , ente predecessor of the modern Iranian state. The term originates from the ancient Persian language and means " province " , and passed into Greek and later into Latin . The highest authority of the satrapies was the satrap , or "protector of the province ," local administrators appointed by the king , who should collect tribute and conduct recruitment on its behalf . They also dealt with crises and upheavals , as well as ensured the defense against external threats .
The system of satrapies became feasible control of extensive territory of the Achaemenid Empire , allowing the collection of taxes , recruitment of military personnel , as well as a practical and rational control of local bureaucracy . Between 550 and 522 BC the empire has expanded rapidly , and to ensure control of the empire , Cyrus II the Great ( r. 559-530 BC ) and his son Cambyses ( r. 530-522 BC ) adapted to a larger scale the existing structures of empires predecessors . These structures in turn led to the consolidation of the hierarchical system of satrapies which remained essentially unchanged , proving to be an effective instrument of administration throughout the Achaemenid period

MARATHON VICTOIRE CONTRE PERSES

L'humiliation que les Perses ont subi la première tentative de dominer Athènes en 490 avant J.-C., la victoire grecque allait marquer l'histoire avec la première course de marathon, à l'endroit appelé Marathon. Cent mille soldats perses ont été défaits par un plus petit nombre de Grecs. En 480, le roi perse Xerxès mis en fuite la population d'Athènes et de vengeance détruit les temples des dieux grecs dans l'Acropole. Quand Alexandre est arrivé au pouvoir, cent cinquante ans plus tard, il n'a pas oublié l'humiliation que les Perses avaient soumis les dieux grecs et lorsque Alexandre envahit la Perse, il détruit le temple du dieu persan Ahuramazda.
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ALEXANDER KING DESTROYED TEMPLE OF GOD AHURAMAZDA

The humiliation that the Persians suffered the first attempt to dominate Athens in 490 BC, Greek victory would mark the story with the first marathon race, at the place called Marathon. Hundred thousand Persian soldiers were defeated by a much smaller number of Greeks. In 480, the Persian king Xerxes put to flight the population of Athens and revenge destroyed the temples of the gods in Greek Acropolis. When Alexander came to power, one hundred and fifty years later, he has not forgotten the humiliation that the Persians had submitted the Greek gods and when Alexander invaded Persia he destroyed the temple of the Persian god Ahuramazda.

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