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BL
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1090587
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bc1010280
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Briant, Pierre
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| Title & Author
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From Cyrus to Seleukos : : studies in Achaemenid and Hellenistic History /\ Pierre Briant.
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| Publication Statement
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Irvine, California :: UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies,, 2018.
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| Series Statement
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Ancient Iran series ;; vol. 5
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| Page. NO
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xiv, 327 pages :: illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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9780999475546
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: 0999475541
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| Notes
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The present volume is a collection of articles published in English by Professor Pierre Briant of the Collège de France, in various forms over the past three decades.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Alexander the Great and the Enlightenment: William Robertson (1721-1793), the Empire and the road to India -- Alexander and the Persian Empire, between "decline" and "renovation," history and historiography -- The theme of "Persian decadence" in eighteenth-century European historiography: remarks on the genesis of a myth -- Grote on Alexander the Great -- Milestones in the development of Achaemenid historiography in the era of Ernst Herzfeld -- Michael Rostovtzeff, Elias J. Bickerman and the "Hellenization of Asia": from Alexander the Great to World War II -- Cyrus the Great -- The empire of Darius III in perspective -- The Seleucid kingdom, the Achaemenid empire and the history of the Near-East in the first millennium B.C. -- The Achaemenid empire -- From the Indus to the Mediterranean: the administrative organization and logistics of the great roads of the Achaemenid empire -- Susa and Elam in the Achaemenid empire -- New trends in Achaemenid history -- Persia and Persians.
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Alexander,356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Achaemenid dynasty,559-330 B.C.
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Achaemenid dynasty,559-330 B.C.
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Alexander,356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Alexander,356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Achaemenid dynasty,559-330 B.C.
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Civilization-- Greek influences.
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Middle East, History.
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Middle East, Civilization, Greek influences.
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Moyen-Orient, Histoire.
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Moyen-Orient, Civilisation, Influence grecque.
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Middle East.
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Middle East, History.
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Middle East, Civilization, Greek influences.
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| LC Classification
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DS281.B75 2018
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