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Vetting the Priest in Zechariah 3: The Satan between Divine and Achaemenid Administrations
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2014 This article argues the Satan in Zech 3 was modeled on Achaemenid imperial structure. First, the term in the Hebrew Bible is discussed. Second, a brief overview of Achaemenid offices and loyalty ceremonies is given.
Jason M. Silverman
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The Epistemic Challenge to Democratic Resilience: A Late‐Classical Athenian Institutional Solution
Constellations, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 394-403, September 2025.ABSTRACT Democratic erosion is an increasingly worrying phenomenon, affecting not only both young and transitional democracies but also more consolidated ones. A particularly important aspect of this process (in its contemporary incarnation) is that, because of its subtle and incrementalist character, it is difficult to perceive by citizens, who often ...
Alexandru Volacu
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Gerión, 2006 Two words would summarize what characterized the religious policy during the two centuries of the Achaemenid Empire: tolerance and party utilization.
Israel Campos Méndez
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Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 1106-1119, August 2025.ABSTRACT Desertification in North Africa has progressed rapidly over the past 6000 years. The occupation of Egypt by the Achaemenid Persians and Romans occurred even in hyperarid climates. Understanding the process of environmental changes on a regional scale may improve knowledge of how people developed technologies and adapted to the natural ...
Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kamei
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Xenophon on the Achaemenid gerrhophoroi,
, 2020 The Achaemenid soldiers known under the Greek term γερροφόροι appear in the writing of Xenophon, who witnessed them among the forces of the Achaemenid Great King Artaxerxes II at the Battle of Cunaxa (401 BC).
Podrazik, Michał
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Remembering the Achaemenids in the Character of Nehemiah
Journal of Hebrew ScripturesThe portrayal of Nehemiah’s relationship with the Achaemenid Empire shifts significantly across four key Second Temple period texts: Nehemiah, 1 Esdras, 2 Maccabees, and Sirach.
Deirdre N. Fulton
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More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran
Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
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Archaeological Prospection, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 507-524, July/September 2025.ABSTRACT The burial mounds of the early Iron Age, which we will refer to below as kurgans, from the nomadic equestrian warriors of Eurasia, form a very complex group of archaeological monuments. Archaeological excavations in Aržan 2 (Siberia) and Aleksandropol (Ukraine) show that the large burial mounds are complex architectural constructions.
Jörg W. E. Fassbinder, Anton Gass
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Ctesias in the Achaemenid Persia?
, 2022 This paper focuses on the life and works of Ctesias of Cnidus, a Greek physician living at the Achaemenid court during the reign of Artaxerxes II. Ctesias was the author of the important work on Persian history, customs, and court life called Persica. He
Pruša, Libor
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The Achaemenid Satrapy of Armenia
, 2016 The Achaemenid Empire (550 to 330 BCE) emerged out of the strong imperial leadership of Cyrus the Great and was vast, covering many different landscapes and incorporating a wide variety of peoples.
Bocchieriyan, Salpi
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