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xx, 1196 p. : illus., maps ; hbk ; 25 cm. Introduction: On the trail of an empire -- Prologue: The Persians before the Empire. PART 1: THE EMPIRE-BUILDERS FROM CYRUS TO DARIUS: The land-collectors: Cyrus the Great and Cambyses (559-522) -- The conquest and after: an interim summary -- Trouble, secession, and rebuilding (522-518) -- Darius the Conqueror (520-486). PART 2: THE GREAT KING: Images of the world -- Representations of royalty and monarchic ideology -- People and life at court -- The King's men. PART 3: TERRITORIES, POPULATIONS, AND THE DEPENDENT ECONOMY: Territories, communication, and trade -- Royal assessments and tribute -- Persia: empire and tribute economy -- The king of the lands. PART 4: FROM XERXES TO DARIUS III: AN EMPIRE IN TURMOIL: Xerxes the Great King (486-465) == From the accession of Artaxerxes I to the death of Darius II (465-405/404) -- Artaxerxes II (405/404-359/338) and Artaxerxes III (359/358-338). PART 5: THE FOURTH CENTURY AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS III IN THE ACHAEMENID LONGUE DUREE: A PROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT: Lands, people, and satrapies: taking stock of the Achaemenid world -- The great king, his armies, and his treasures. PART 6: THE FALL OF AN EMPIRE (336-330) : Darius and the empire confront Macedonian aggression. Conclusion: From Nabonidus to Seleucus. Pierre Briant ; translated by Peter T. Daniels. Includes bibliographical references (p. 1059-1124) and indexes. a-ir--- Achaemenid dynasty 559-330 B.C Iran History To 640 935.01/BRI 1575060310 (alk. paper) 2001055736 DLC 011116 20130304092341.0 12591146