The Persian Empire : a corpus of sources from the Achaemenid period
| 1. Verfasser: |
Kuhrt, Amélie, 1944-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2010.
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| Umfang/Format: |
li, 1020 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0-415-43628-1 0-415-55279-6 978-0-415-43628-1 9780415552790 |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 2 Datensätze |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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 III (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.
