Answer:
Yes and No.
Explanation:
By today's standards, they would be considered barbaric, but back then, compared to the babylonians, they were kind. They were the first nation in the world too use puppet states, and allow thier western regions in the middle east to self govern, they were still conqueres though, and when the Greeks invaded them, pushing them all the way into India, they reformed the process of puppet states more. So thus, its yes and no.
