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Economic power of the Achaemenid Empire by relying on communication networks and its reflection on the prominent stone of Persepolis [PDF]
The Achaemenid Empire was one of the largest empires in ancient history, stretching from the east side of the Indus River and from the west and southwest to the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile River in northern Africa, from the north to the Aral Sea and ...
Eskandar Mombeini +2 more
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Brosius Maria, A History of Ancient Persia: The Achaemenid Empire
Dag Oredsson
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The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire [PDF]
"The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire" by Roger Matthews, Hassan Fazeli Nashli and Amy Richardson, Publisher:Taylor & Francis, 2022, stands as a monumental undertaking, offering a comprehensive and engaging journey ...
Mehdi Mortazavi
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A Survey of the Achaemenid Metal Bowls and PhialsRegarding Their Form, Status, Decoration, and Distribution [PDF]
The Achaemenid art is a combinatorial art with its elegance and beauty. One of the most elegant artifacts by Achaemenian artists is metal wares, especially bowls.
Ali Asghar Salahshoor +2 more
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It is generally assumed that the takeover of Babylonia by the Persian king Cyrus II in 539 BC went relatively smoothly. The current study suggests that at Nippur there might have been hitherto overlooked changes among the higher-ranking officials during ...
Bernhard Schneider
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The Achaemenid Expansion to the Indus and Alexander’s Invasion of North-West South Asia [PDF]
There is a range of evidence that informs us about the organisation of the Achaemenid Empire, but our understanding ofthe eastern-most reaches of the empire, which lie within the bounds of modern-day Pakistan is relatively limited. Whilethere is evidence
Cameron Petrie, Peter Magee
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The image of the Achaemenid army that survives to this day has been shaped by testimo - nies of Greek authors writing on the Greco-Persian wars of the 5 th and 4 th c. BCE. From the 19 th c. onwards, the said testimonies and data found within capture the
E. Dąbrowa
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Review of Manning, Armed Force in the Teispid-Achaemenid Empire. Past Approaches, Future Prospects, Stuttgart, Steiner Verlag, 2021, 437 pp. [ISBN 9783515127752].
M. Ferrario
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Remarks on Nehemiah and the Idea of “Overtaxation” in Persian Yehud
This article aims at providing a brief overview of the historiographic writings on Achaemenid taxation, showing how the thesis of overtaxation influenced our understanding of Neh. 5 and Persian Yehud in the 5th century BCE.
Matheus TREUK MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO
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What can Nabataean Aramaic tell us about Pre‐Islamic Arabic?
Abstract Nabataean Aramaic contains a large number of loanwords from Arabic. Together with other evidence, this has been taken as an indication that the Nabataeans used Aramaic as a written language only, while a Pre‐Islamic variety of Arabic was their spoken language.
Benjamin D. Suchard
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