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" The Persian Empire : "
Amélie Kuhrt.
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BL
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1049758
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bc865
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English
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| Main Entry
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Kuhrt, Amélie,1944-
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The Persian Empire : : a corpus of sources from the Achaemenid period /\ Amélie Kuhrt.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Routledge,, 2010.
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, ©2007
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li, 1020 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780415436281
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: 0415436281
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: 9780415552790
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: 0415552796
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| Notes
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Originally published: 2007.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Achaemenid dynasty,559-330 B.C.
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Achaemenid dynasty,559-330 B.C.
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Iran, History, To 640, Sources.
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Iran.
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| Dewey Classification
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935.05
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DS281.P47 2010
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DS281.K84 2010
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NG 6000rvk
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