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jan 1, 522 BC - Darius I

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o Created smaller satrapies, instead of super-provinces > had to pay fixed taxes
o Satrapies ruled by governors (could become semi-independent ruler in time of central instability) > prevented by controlling them with secret informers
522-486

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jan 1, 522 BC
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~ 2550 years ago