Cyrus the Great Life and Lore |
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| Editor:
| Shayegan, M. Rahim |
| Series title: | Hellenic Studies - Ilex Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-98738-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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Cyrus the Great re-contextualizes Cyrus's epoch in light of recent scholarship. Themes include: Mesopotamian antecedents of his religious policy, the idiosyncratic genesis of Persian imperial art; Babylonian exile and the Bible; Hellenistic and Arsacid genealogical constructs; and his enigmatic evanescence in Sasanian and Muslim traditions.
Cyrus the Great re-contextualizes Cyrus's epoch in light of recent scholarship. Themes include: Mesopotamian antecedents of his religious policy, the idiosyncratic genesis of Persian imperial art; Babylonian exile and the Bible; Hellenistic and Arsacid genealogical constructs; and his enigmatic evanescence in Sasanian and Muslim traditions.