{"product_id":"ap-72a-persian-heavy-calvary","title":"AP-72A - Persian Heavy Calvary","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Achaemenid Empire  c. 550–330 BC, also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iranian_peoples\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIranian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eempire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e based in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Asia\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWestern Asia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e founded by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyrus_the_Great\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCyrus the Great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Ranging at its greatest extent from the Balkans in the west to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indus_River\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndus Valley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the east, it was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_largest_empires\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003elarger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e than any previous empire in history, spanning 5.5 (or 8) million square kilometers. Incorporating various peoples of different origins and faiths, it is notable for its successful model of a centralised, bureaucratic administration (through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satrap\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003esatraps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e under the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_of_Kings\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), for building infrastructure such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Road\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eroad systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chapar_Khaneh\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003epostal system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the use of an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_language\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eofficial language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e across its territories, and the development of civil services and a large professional army. The empire's successes inspired similar systems in later empires\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51571321078042,"sku":"AP-72A","price":173.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/AP72A.jpg?v=1768268011","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/ap-72a-persian-heavy-calvary","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}