as far as it is known, the tombs of many famous kings of achaemenid dynasty have been explored so far, such as the tomb of cyrus the great in pasargadae, the tombs of darius i, xerxes the great, ardashir i and darius ii in naqsh-e rustam, the tombs of ardashir ii and ardashir iii and unfinished tomb of darius iii in persepolis. however, there has been no identified tomb ascribed to cambyses ii ...

The contribution discusses Achaemenid deportation policies as exemplified by the case of Egyptians. central argument, based on readings Herodotus and Ctesias, is that aim deportations in aftermath Cambyses’ conquest country was stabilisation rule. This to be achieved transplanting a significant number notoriously rebellious makhimoi Lower Egypt, local warlords, into empire’s core region; thereb...

the ground connection between iran and egypt was established long before the achaemenid period. many unsuccessful efforts were also made by egyptian pharaohs to establish maritime connections before the achaemenids. with the conquest of egypt by cambyses (529-522 b.c), in the year 525 b.c, it was under the rule of achaemenids. after the death of cambyses, darius i (522-486 b.c) defeated the gau...

F. Joannes met au jour deux moments de crise dans les relations entre Cambyse, d’abord prince heritier et ensuite roi l’empire Achemenide, autorites babyloniennes. Ces crises ont amene ces dernieres a se tourner finalement vers Bardiya. Meme si la conquete Babylonie par Cyrus s'est faite sans grandes difficultes, elle n’a pas debouche sur mise en place immediate d’une administration imperiale e...

many studies have been accomplished on the subject of cyrus cylinder inscription, but mythological role of mesopotamian nabu on this cylinder has not been properly studied. the cylinder is damaged on some parts and nabu and marduk are the only remained god-names in the inscription. nabu was the god of writing, wisdom, and to some extent happiness who protected scribes and was believed to be the...