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Front Cover 1 The Persian Empire 3 Copyright Page 4 Contents 7 List of illustrations 46 Preface and acknowledgements 50 Introduction 52 (a) The physical environment 53 (b) The political situation preceding the Persian empire 55 1. The sources 57 (a) Classical writers 57 (b) Old Testament books 61 (c) Royal inscriptions 61 (d) Administrative documents 62 (e) Archaeological sites 64 (f) Implications 65 Part I: Prehistory and formation of the empire (c.750-520) 67 2. The Medes 68 Introduction 68 2.A. The official Assyrian presentation of the Medes 71 1. Tiglath-pileser III (745-727) 71 2. Sargon II (722-705) 73 3. Sennacherib (705-681), Year 2 (703) (Luckenbill 1924, BellinoCylinder, p.60, 1.33) 75 4. Esarhaddon (681-669), Year 5? (676?) (Borger 1956, Nineveh A-F,Ep.15-16) 75 5. Ashurbanipal (669-c.630), c.658 (Piepkorn 1933, Prism B, iv 3-8) 76 2.B. Assyro-Median relations in the central Zagros as revealed by Assyrianqueries to the Sun God (reign of Esarhaddon 681-669) 76 6. Kashtaritu of Karkashshi forms an alliance against Assyria(SAA 4, no.43) 76 7. Kashtaritu makes peace overtures to the Assyrians (SAA 4, nos.56-7) 77 8. The Assyrians plan an attack on Kashtaritu (SAA 4, no.62

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Author

Amélie Kuhrt

Published

2012

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Ancient History, Humanities