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Achaemenid Satraps: The Governors Who Held an Empire Together
The Achaemenid Empire stretched from the Indus to the Aegean, and it wasn't kept together by kings alone. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the satraps — the provincial governors who managed the empire's day-to-day affairs. They discuss the system's origins under Cyrus the Great and Darius I, the responsibilities of a satrap, and how the king kept them in check through spies and inspectors known as the 'King's Eyes and Ears.' They look at specific examples: the powerful satrap Tissaphernes, the rebellious Cyrus the Younger, and the enigmatic satrapal capital at Dascylium. They also…
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