History · 12 · Nehemiah

The Persian Peace

Persia's empire established a Pax Persica almost five centuries before the Pax Romana, so capital cities could again afford to be unwalled.

Under empire, borders mattered less.

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As in the Amarna Age, local leaders resolved disputes by writing to the imperial court.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 191–192

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