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Persia controlled the Levant by creating an entity in conflict with everyone around it, making both the entity and its enemies rely on Persia to manage the conflict.
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Persia controlled the Levant by creating an entity in conflict with everyone around it, making both the entity and its enemies rely on Persia to manage the conflict.
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