From Cyrus to Alexander : : A History of the Persian Empire / / Pierre Briant.
Around 550 B.C.E. the Persian people-who were previously practically unknown in the annals of history-emerged from their base in southern Iran (Fars) and engaged in a monumental adventure that, under the leadership of Cyrus the Great and his successors, culminated in the creation of an immense Empir...
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface to the English Translation
- Translator's Preface
- Introduction: On the Trail of an Empire
- Prologue: The Persians before the Empire
- Part 1. The Empire-Builders: From Cyrus to Darius
- Chapter 1. The Land-Collectors: Cyrus the Great and Cambyses (559-522)
- Chapter 2. The Conquest and After: An Interim Summary
- Chapter 3. Trouble, Secession, and Rebuilding (522-518)
- Chapter 4. Darius the Conqueror (520-486)
- Part 2. The Great King
- Chapter 5. Images of the World
- Chapter 6. Representations of Royalty and Monarchic Ideology
- Chapter 7. People and Life at Court
- Chapter 8. The King's Men
- Part 3. Territories, Populations, and the Dependent Economy
- Chapter 9. Territories, Communication, and Trade
- Chapter 10. Royal Assessments and Tribute
- Chapter 11. Persia: Empire and Tribute Economy
- Chapter 12. The King of the Lands
- Part 4. From Xerxes to Darius III: An Empire in Turmoil
- Chapter 13. Xerxes the Great King (486-465)
- Chapter 14. From the Accession of Artaxerxes I to the Death of Darius II (465-405/404)
- Chapter 15. Artaxerxes II (405/404-359/358) and Artaxerxes III (359/358-338)
- Part 5. The Fourth Century and the Empire of Darius III in the Achaemenid longue durée: A Prospective Assessment
- Chapter 16. Lands, Peoples, and Satrapies: Taking Stock of the Achaemenid World
- Chapter 17. The Great King, His Armies, and His Treasures
- Part 6. The Fall of an Empire (336-330)
- Chapter 18. Darius and the Empire Confront Macedonian Aggression
- Conclusion: From Nabonidus to Seleucus
- Research Notes
- List of Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Indexes