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The Persian Empire : a corpus of sources from the Achaemenid period / Amélie Kuhrt.
Publication details: London : Routledge, 2010.Description: li, 1020 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780415436281 (hbk.)
- 0415436281 (hbk.)
- 9780415552790 (pbk.) :
- 0415552796 (pbk.) :
- DS281 .P47 2010
Contents:
Introduction. The sources -- Prehistory and formation of the empire (c.750-520). The Medes ; Cyrus the Great ; The reign of Cambyses ; From Cambyses to Darius I -- Achaemenid history and its problems. The empire under Darius I : expansion, revolt, consolidation ; The reign of Xerxes ; From Artaxerxes I to the last years of Darius II (465-405) ; Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes II (405-338) ; The fall of the Achaemenid empire (338-330) -- Kings and kingship. Images of empire, visions of majesty and the divine framework ; The organisation of the court ; Mechanisms of power -- Achaemenid imperial organisation. Tribute, tax, imposts ; Routes and communication networks ; Bureaucracy, production, settlement ; Unity and diversity.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Reference Books | REF DS 281 .P47 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 5108224 |
Originally published: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. The sources -- Prehistory and formation of the empire (c.750-520). The Medes ; Cyrus the Great ; The reign of Cambyses ; From Cambyses to Darius I -- Achaemenid history and its problems. The empire under Darius I : expansion, revolt, consolidation ; The reign of Xerxes ; From Artaxerxes I to the last years of Darius II (465-405) ; Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes II (405-338) ; The fall of the Achaemenid empire (338-330) -- Kings and kingship. Images of empire, visions of majesty and the divine framework ; The organisation of the court ; Mechanisms of power -- Achaemenid imperial organisation. Tribute, tax, imposts ; Routes and communication networks ; Bureaucracy, production, settlement ; Unity and diversity.
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