Diana Edelman, Anne Fitzpatrick-Mckinley, Philippe Guillaume (eds.). Religion in the Achaemenid Persian Empire

The Political Thought of Darius the Great (522- 486 B.C.), the Legislator of Achaemenid Empire (A Study Based on Achaemenid Inscriptions in Old Persian)

Darius offered the political order of “king of kings” to solve the political crisis of his era. He legitimized it based on an order of gods. In his belief, the nature of politics was based on a dualistic religious worldview that is the fight between true divinity and false divinity’s will and performance in the world. In addition, the chief true divinity’s law was introduced as the principle or...

Remembering the Persian Empire (Book Review)

position of eastern states in achaemenid empire

on the one hand, the vacant position of study about impact of achaemenid empire on eastern states is due to silence by classic authors in dealing with these lands; and on the other hand, it is reffered to shortage of archeological artifacts relating to achaemenids at the given region. in the present essay, by the aid of reminiscent works and economic and administrative evidences obtained from e...

A CAMEL DRIVER IN THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN EMPIRE: SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF A NONELITE PROFESSIONAL AND THE PERSEPOLIS FORTIFICATION ARCHIVE<link href="#bics12035-note-0068"/>

Social network analysis is a rapidly expanding field for interpreting the interplay of relationships in the past. Scholars of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East have experimented with technologies of network analysis in attempts to approach numerous historical and archaeological questions from a new perspective. However, due to the fragmentary nature of our data, the complexities of past s...

the political thought of darius the great (522- 486 b.c.), the legislator of achaemenid empire (a study based on achaemenid inscriptions in old persian)

darius offered the political order of “king of kings” to solve the political crisis of his era. he legitimized it based on an order of gods. in his belief, the nature of politics was based on a dualistic religious worldview that is the fight between true divinity and false divinity’s will and performance in the world. in addition, the chief true divinity’s law was introduced as the principle or...