The government for the Persians was an authoritarian monarch which means it was ran by a tyrant. The word tyrant usually has a negative connotation. However, sometimes a tyrant can be good for a country; a few Greek city states actually had tyrants. Cyrus the Great conquered much land through persuasion and compromise. This was an effective strategy since it allowed peoples to “retain their own religions and cultures while simultaneously offering them partnership in the Persian Empire.” This doesn’t fit the definition of despotism completely. The tyranny part is true but didn’t rule in an oppressive way. This goes the same way for all Persian leaders after Cyrus the Great. Persia only resulted to violence when rebellions broke out among controlled territory, like in the Greek city
The government for the Persians was an authoritarian monarch which means it was ran by a tyrant. The word tyrant usually has a negative connotation. However, sometimes a tyrant can be good for a country; a few Greek city states actually had tyrants. Cyrus the Great conquered much land through persuasion and compromise. This was an effective strategy since it allowed peoples to “retain their own religions and cultures while simultaneously offering them partnership in the Persian Empire.” This doesn’t fit the definition of despotism completely. The tyranny part is true but didn’t rule in an oppressive way. This goes the same way for all Persian leaders after Cyrus the Great. Persia only resulted to violence when rebellions broke out among controlled territory, like in the Greek city