since the beginning of human history, one of the basic dilemma that every political institution must solve is how to exercise legitimate authority—that is, how to govern with the consent.“you can’t sit on bayonets,” goes an old political expression.this is a way of saying that although a state can exercise its power through the use of police force or coercion, in the long run the use of force w...

The author presents a novel assessment of some 270 objects, most them carrying an inscription in Aramaic. These mainly mortars and pestles (and fragments thereof) made from green chert were, although produced Arachosia, found Persepolis. While the interpretation first editor, R. Bowman, these items as ritual objects has never met with approval, their purpose so far been elusive. By means quanti...