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b"Tonight, we\\u2019ll read about the Persian empire at the zenith of its expansion from the book \\u201cThe Retreat of the Ten Thousand\\u201d by Carl Witt, published in 1896.\\n\\nThe ancient Persian or Iranian empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen at its time, spanning from the Balkans and Egypt in the west to Central Asia and the Indus Valley in the east.\\n\\nIn the modern era, this empire has been recognized for its imposition of a successful model of centralized, bureaucratic administration; its multicultural policy; building complex infrastructure, such as road systems and an organized postal system; the use of official languages across its territories; and the development of civil services.\\n\\u2014 read by 'V' \\u2014\\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"