Empire, Authority, and Autonomy in Achaemenid Anatolia

by Elspeth R.M. Dusinberre

Book Overview

The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BCE) was a vast and complex sociopolitical structure that encompassed much of modern-day Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, and included two dozen distinct peoples who spoke different languages, worshiped different deities, lived in different environments, and had widely differing social customs. This book offers a radical new approach to understanding the Achaemenid Persian Empire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107577152
• ISBN13: 9781107577152
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"