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A satrap was a governor who ruled over provinces in ancient Persian and Median empires, as well as in later empires that followed them like the Sasanian and Hellenistic empires. The satrap system was an important way for these vast empires to administer and control their distant territories through appointed provincial rulers.
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Satrapo (in persiano ساتراپ, antico iranico khsathra-pa; in greco antico: σατράπης, satrápēs) era il nome dato ai governatori delle province, denominate appunto "satrapie", degli antichi imperi persiani, ovvero l'impero achemenide, l'impero partico e l'impero sasanide, e di alcuni regni ellenistici.
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