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Birth of Empires
How the first great civilizations shaped the world
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The First World Empire
“A Persian king invented the idea of ruling the entire known world.”
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The Achaemenid Empire set up by Cyrus the Great of Persia would become the template for the empires to come in Greece, Rome, India and elsewhere. Its extensive road network and postal system would serve as an inspiration. Most importantly, its wars with Greece would shape European history.
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