Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 642 g
The Making of the Ancient Persian Empire
Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 642 g
ISBN: 978-0-520-41612-3
Verlag: University of California Press
Starting in the sixth century BCE, the conquests of the Persian kings Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius transformed the lives of humans on a continental scale, as their empire reached from the Iranian plateau to eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa. Beyond the imperial center, the kings’ vast territory was ruled by royal representatives known as satraps, who managed the practicalities of running the empire. In this book, Rhyne King explores how the empire was governed by investigating how the satraps and the structures supporting them—their “houses”—operated across great distances. Examining satrapal houses in Egypt, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Central Asia, King demonstrates how these systems encouraged local self-interest and advancement even as they benefited the imperial whole. Ultimately, he argues, it was these Persian forms of transregional governance that were key in enabling the vast polity to endure for more than two centuries.
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Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Transliteration and Terminology
Primary Sources: Editions, Translations, and Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Satrapal Wealth in Anatolia, 412–386
2. Satrapal Networks in Western Anatolia
3. Aršama: Controlling and Cultivating Labor
4. Belšunu: Becoming an Achaemenid Satrap
5. Bakabaduš in Arachosia: Traversing the Iranian Plateau
6. Axvamazda and the Control over Movement in Bactria
Conclusions and Contributions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
