Discovering Cyrus: the Persian conqueror astride the ancient world
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Prologue -- A note on the major sources -- A note on the rendering of names -- Ancient names -- Modern Iranian toponyms -- Cast of characters -- Prelude -- A nascent people : the arrival of the Medes and Persians in Western Iran -- The march of empires : Assyrians, Scythians, and Medes -- A life shrouded in myth : Cyrus' origins and early years -- Overthrow of the Medes : symbols of power -- Subjugation of Lydia and Ionia -- The sun and the sky : Iranian religion in the age of Cyrus -- In the paths of heroes : the conquest of Eastern Iran -- The fall of a civilization : the Persian conquest of Babylonia -- The Lord's anointed : Cyrus and Israel -- One king of many, one lord of many : the royal ideology and administration of the Persian empire -- The Persian Oecumene in reality and art -- With horse and bow : the ancient Persian army -- Cyrus the father : the glory days of Cyrus King of Persia -- The way of the warrior : Cyrus' death in Central Asia -- The empire after Cyrus -- Epilogue: Cyrus' legacy -- Appendix I: Cyrus, Darius, and the early history of the Achaemenid Dynasty -- Appendix II: Titles and name of Cyrus -- Appendix III: Additional thoughts on the Median worship of Mithra -- Appendix IV: Cyrus and the cult of the Goddess Anahita -- Appendix V: Ugbaru, oebaras, Gobryas, and the land of Gutium -- Appendix VI: The Babylonian chronicle -- Appendix VII: The Cyrus cylinder -- Appendix VIII: The verse account of Nabonidus -- Appendix IX: The dynastic prophecy -- Appendix X: Second Isaiah and the Cyrus cylinder -- Appendix XI: Second Isaiah, Cyrus, and Yahweh the Creator -- Appendix XII: Cyrus and the Book of Daniel -- Appendix IX: The Satrapies -- Appendix XIV: Paradises -- Appendix XV: Herodotus' roster of the Achaemenid Army -- Appendix XVI: The Saka Tigrakhauda -- Appendix XVII: Saka epic traditions -- Appendix XVIII: The Cyrus legends and the Iranian epics |
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| 500 | |a Prologue -- A note on the major sources -- A note on the rendering of names -- Ancient names -- Modern Iranian toponyms -- Cast of characters -- Prelude -- A nascent people : the arrival of the Medes and Persians in Western Iran -- The march of empires : Assyrians, Scythians, and Medes -- A life shrouded in myth : Cyrus' origins and early years -- Overthrow of the Medes : symbols of power -- Subjugation of Lydia and Ionia -- The sun and the sky : Iranian religion in the age of Cyrus -- In the paths of heroes : the conquest of Eastern Iran -- The fall of a civilization : the Persian conquest of Babylonia -- The Lord's anointed : Cyrus and Israel -- One king of many, one lord of many : the royal ideology and administration of the Persian empire -- The Persian Oecumene in reality and art -- With horse and bow : the ancient Persian army -- Cyrus the father : the glory days of Cyrus King of Persia -- The way of the warrior : Cyrus' death in Central Asia -- The empire after Cyrus -- Epilogue: Cyrus' legacy -- Appendix I: Cyrus, Darius, and the early history of the Achaemenid Dynasty -- Appendix II: Titles and name of Cyrus -- Appendix III: Additional thoughts on the Median worship of Mithra -- Appendix IV: Cyrus and the cult of the Goddess Anahita -- Appendix V: Ugbaru, oebaras, Gobryas, and the land of Gutium -- Appendix VI: The Babylonian chronicle -- Appendix VII: The Cyrus cylinder -- Appendix VIII: The verse account of Nabonidus -- Appendix IX: The dynastic prophecy -- Appendix X: Second Isaiah and the Cyrus cylinder -- Appendix XI: Second Isaiah, Cyrus, and Yahweh the Creator -- Appendix XII: Cyrus and the Book of Daniel -- Appendix IX: The Satrapies -- Appendix XIV: Paradises -- Appendix XV: Herodotus' roster of the Achaemenid Army -- Appendix XVI: The Saka Tigrakhauda -- Appendix XVII: Saka epic traditions -- Appendix XVIII: The Cyrus legends and the Iranian epics | ||
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Acknowliükímünis
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Prologue
.........
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Note on tiii: Major Sourœs
....
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Note on
the Rendering
οι
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.
Ancient Names
........
Modern Iranian Toponyms
.......
Cast of Characters
.......
Achaemenid Family Tree
......
Deiocid Family Tree; The House of Cyrus
Map
...........
Prelude
..........
ONE
Л
Nascent People: The Arrival of the
Medes
and
Persians in Western Iran
......
The Ravages of Assyria
........
Settlement in
Parsa
... . ....
TWO
The March of Empires:
Assyrians, Scythians, and
Medes
.
Early Movements toward Median Unification
The Nomadic Onslaught
. .....
Fall of the Assyrian Empire
. .....
The Historical Significance of the Assyrian Empire
Further Median Conquests in the Caucasus and Asia Minor
.
. XVII
. xix
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Cyrus Origins and Early Years
..... 43
The Founder Legends
......... 45
Heir to Two Thrones
......... 49
Portents of Glory
. ........ 54
Early Military and Political Experience
...... 58
Persia and Media in the Early Sixth Century
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6i
FOUR
Overthrow of the
Medes:
Symbols of Power.
. . 67
Causes of War
.......... 69
Disaffection of the Median Nobility
......
72
Royal Aspirations at Ecbatana and Return to Persia
The New King of Persia
.......
The Onset of Rebellion.
. .......80
The Defeat of Astyages
. ... .... . 84
The Capture of Ecbatana and the
Birth of the Achaemenid Empire
. . . . . -9°
FiVE
Subjugation of
Lydia
and Ionia
......95
Military Forays into the West
. . . . . . -97
Hostile Relations with Persia s Western Neighbors
. . . .98
Defeat of Croesus and the Fall of Sardis
......102
The Lydian Revolt and the Conquest of Ionia
. . . . .111
Additional Conquests in Asia Minor
. . . . . .119
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¡he Return of the Old
Indo
Iranian Gods
.....
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Cyrus the Zoroastrian?
. . . . . . - .
ІЗ2
Zoroastrianism anion^thc liarly Persian Laity
. . . 157
The Lord oj Wide Pastures
........ 139
Mithra the Principal Deity of the
Medes
.....
Η2
Foreign Influences on the Median Cult of
M ithra
. 145
Tlít
Religious Aspects of the Persian Rebellion and
Its Consequences in Iran
.......■ 147
Cyrus and the Magi
........·
r52
SEVL-N
In the Paths of Heroes:
The Conquest of Eastern Iran
.....
i$9
C/irortolog} of Conquests and the Political Landscape of
Pre-Achaemenid Eastern Iran and Central Asia
. . . .161
A Search for Heritage?
. . . . . . . . .166
From Persia to Bactria
. . . . . . . ■ .168
Conquests in Transoxiana
. . . . . . . ·
T75
The Approaches to India
. . . . . . . 179
EIGHT
The Eall of a Civilization:
The Persian Conquest of Babylonia
.... 183
A Land in Turmoil
........ . 187
Traitor Gobryas
.......... 193
Earlier Conflicts Between the Persian and Babylonian Empires
. 195
Persian and Babylonian Propaganda
. . . . . .198
The Persian Advance and the Captivity of the Gods
. . .200
A Glorious Conquest
. . . . . . . . .206
Contents
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NINE
The Lord s Anointed: Cyrus and Israel
.... 219
He Is My Shepherd
.........224
Was the Persians Treatment of the Jews Special ?.
. . .235
Was There Iranian Religious Influence upon Judaism?
. . .237
Specific Instances of Possible Iranian Influence
.... 240
TEN
One King of Many, One Lord of Many: The Royal
Ideology and Administration of the Persian Empire
251
Trom
Tribal Leader to Great King.
...... 253
The Diverse Origins and Mystical Aspects of Persian Kingship
. 259
The King as Terrible, Merciful and Giving
.....266
Imperial Administration and High-Level Bureaucracy
. . .269
Monumental Inscriptions and Imperial Chancellery
. . . 278
The Quality of Persian Rule
........281
ELEVEN
The Persian Oecumene in Reality and Art
. . . . 293
Iranian Diaspora and Cultural Syncretism
. . . . .301
Seats of Power: Ecbatana, Babylon,
Susa,
Pasargadae
. . .308
TWELVE
With Horse and Bow:
The Ancient Persian Army
......323
The Persian Standing Army
........325
Persian Infantry
..........326
The Ten Thousand Immortals
.......331
Persian Cavalry
.......... 332
Persian Chariots
..........336
Training, Auxiliaries, and Organization
.....338
Numbers and Battle Tactics
........344
The Death Toll in Ancient Battles
.......347
Siege Warfare and Engineering Feats
...... 347
The King at War, Cyrus as a Commander
.....350
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Cyrus and the Persian Nobility
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. . . . . . . .
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in Central Asia
......
The Nomads of the Caspian Steppe
. . . . - .388
Death on the Northeastern Frontier
.....·
391
Burial in Pasargadae
. . . . . . . ■ -398
FIITĽĽN
The Empire after Cyrus
........
403
Π Ρ
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Cyrus Legacy
..........4^4
APPENDIX I
Cyrus, Darius, and the Early History
of the Achaemenid Dynasty
......
436
The Inscriptions at Pasargadae and the Invention of the
Old Persian Script
.........
438
The Absence ofAchaemenes in Cyrus
Babylonian Inscriptions
, . . . . . . -439
Darius Need for Legitimacy
........ 441
The Sharing of Power Between the Ancestors of
Cyrus and Darius
.........44^
Chronological Considerations
. . . . . . -443
Contents
xi
APPENDIX II
Titles and Name of Cyrus
.......44$
The Title King ofAnshan
. .......445
The Names Cyrus,
Cambyses, and Teispes
. . . .448
APPENDIX III
Additional Thoughts on the
Median Worship of Mithra
......451
The Evidence for the Median Worship ofMithra
. . . .451
The Form Mithras name
....... 451
The Legend of Deioces
....... 451
Mithra and Nisaya
. . ...... 453
Mithra the
Baga
Par Excellence
..... 453
The Frontiers of the Iranian World in the Mihr Yasht
. 454
Evidence for the Syncretic identification of the
Median Mithra with Shamash
.......454
A Babylonian-Influenced
Medían Míthraic
Cult of the Planets
. 456
Evidence for the Syncretic identification of the
Median Mithra with Nergal
.......457
Median Exposure to the Cult of Nergal
.... 457
NergaJ s Assimilation with Mithra
..... 458
Nergal s Animal Avatars and Attributes
.... 458
The Cult Title Khshathrapati
.......460
The Alleged Iranian Practice of Human Sacrifice
. . . .460
The Desertion of Median Settlements
......462
Mithra s Waning Fortunes under Darius and Xerxes
. . . 464
Gaumata s Veneration of Mithra
.... - 464
The Identification of Gaumata with Azhi Dahaka
. 464
The Purge of the Magi
....... 464
Mithra in the
Persepolis
Archives
. . . . -46$
Achaemenid Military Processions
..... 465
Xerxes Persecution of the Daivas
.... .466
Mithras Revival under Xerxes Successors
.....466
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. . . . . . . .
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Evidence of the Shahnamch
. ..... .468
Conclusion
. ... . ...... 469
APPENDIX IV
Су
rus
and
тик
Cult ofthe Goddess Anahita
. . 471
APPENDIX
V
Ugbaru,
Ο π
baras, Gobryas,
and
tul
Land of Gutium
.......475
The Province ofGutium in the Babylonian Chronicle
and Inscriptions of Cyrus
........ 47^
The Name Ugbaru as a Rendering of
Ocharas,
not Gobryas
........ 477
Gobryas Involvement in the Persian
Conquest of Babylonia
........
47&
The Location of Gobryas Province
...... 479
Conclusion
.......... .480
APPENDIX VI
The Babylonian Chronicle
.......481
The Chronicle Inscription
. . . . . . . .481
APPENDIX
VII
The Cyrus Cylinder
........484
The Historical Significance of the Cyrus Cylinder
. . . 484
The Inscription on the Cylinder
. . . . . . .49
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Contents
xiii
APPENDIX
VIII
The Verse Account or Nabonidus
.....494
Column
1 . ... . ... . . 494
Column
2 .... ......
49^>
Column
3 .......... 497
Column
4 .......... 497
Column
5..........497
Column
6..........499
APPENDIX IX
The Dynastic Prophecy
........501
APPENDIX X
Second Isaiah and the Cyrus Cylinder
.... 502
APPENDIX XI
Second Isaiah, Cyrus, and
Yahweh the Creator
........505
APPENDIX
XII
Cyrus and the Book of Daniel
......507
APPENDIX
XIII
The Satrapies
..........511
APPENDIX
XIV
Paradises
...........517
APPENDIX XV
Herodotus1 Roster of the Achaemenid Army
. . 521
APPENDIX
XVI
The
Saka
Tigrakhauda
........525
The Tribes Comprising the
Saka
Tigrakhauda
. . . . $25
The Origins of the Epithet Tigrakhauda
.....526
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The
Şahii
Tiçrakhauda
as the Great Turanian
l.nemy oj the Western Iranians
. ......
Customs o the
Saka
Tigrakhauda
. ......
527
Religious Beliefs
.......... 529
Hid the
Saka
Tigrakhauda Practice Matriarchy?
. . . .$29
Ethnography of the
Saka
Tigrakhauda
...... 53°
ЛІТІ
NIM
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VU
Ѕлкл
ľľic:
Traditions
......· 533
APPENDIX
XVIII
ТіиЛл
rus Lia.unos
and the Iranian Epics
. . - 535
The Legends of Cyrus and
Sargon
as an Example
. . . ■ 53 6
Cyrus and Thr
detona
......·· 537
Cyrus and
Κανί
Husravah
. . . . . . ■ ■ 538
Cyrus and
Κανί
Vishtaspa
.......·
54O
The Cyrus Legends and the Development of the Epics
. . ■
54O
The Cyrus Legends as a Window into the
Conqueror s Personality
. . . . . ■ - ■
541
The
inßuence
of the Magi in
Memorializing Persian History
.......
541
Conclusion
..........·
542
APPENDI
XXIX
Cyrusand Dhu l-Qarnain
....... 543
ΑΡΡΕΝ
DI
XXX
The Achaemenid King as Universal Savior
. . . 550
The Royal Hero Redefined
........55^
The Book of Daniel as a Reflection of Achaemenid
Soteriological Propaganda
. . . . . . . -554
Eschatological Propaganda within the Long View
oj Iranian History
. . . . . . . . -557
Contents xv
Endnotes...........560
Bibliography..........
677
Textual Sources
..........677
Internet Sources
. . . . . . . . . .711
Image Sources and Credits
.......712
About the Author
.........715
Index
............716
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| spelling | Zarghamee, Reza 1978- Verfasser (DE-588)1046868691 aut Discovering Cyrus the Persian conqueror astride the ancient world Reza Zarghamee 1. hardcover ed. Washington, DC Mage Publishers 2014 XLVIII, 735 S. Ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Iran's age of empire 1 Includes bibliographical references and index Prologue -- A note on the major sources -- A note on the rendering of names -- Ancient names -- Modern Iranian toponyms -- Cast of characters -- Prelude -- A nascent people : the arrival of the Medes and Persians in Western Iran -- The march of empires : Assyrians, Scythians, and Medes -- A life shrouded in myth : Cyrus' origins and early years -- Overthrow of the Medes : symbols of power -- Subjugation of Lydia and Ionia -- The sun and the sky : Iranian religion in the age of Cyrus -- In the paths of heroes : the conquest of Eastern Iran -- The fall of a civilization : the Persian conquest of Babylonia -- The Lord's anointed : Cyrus and Israel -- One king of many, one lord of many : the royal ideology and administration of the Persian empire -- The Persian Oecumene in reality and art -- With horse and bow : the ancient Persian army -- Cyrus the father : the glory days of Cyrus King of Persia -- The way of the warrior : Cyrus' death in Central Asia -- The empire after Cyrus -- Epilogue: Cyrus' legacy -- Appendix I: Cyrus, Darius, and the early history of the Achaemenid Dynasty -- Appendix II: Titles and name of Cyrus -- Appendix III: Additional thoughts on the Median worship of Mithra -- Appendix IV: Cyrus and the cult of the Goddess Anahita -- Appendix V: Ugbaru, oebaras, Gobryas, and the land of Gutium -- Appendix VI: The Babylonian chronicle -- Appendix VII: The Cyrus cylinder -- Appendix VIII: The verse account of Nabonidus -- Appendix IX: The dynastic prophecy -- Appendix X: Second Isaiah and the Cyrus cylinder -- Appendix XI: Second Isaiah, Cyrus, and Yahweh the Creator -- Appendix XII: Cyrus and the Book of Daniel -- Appendix IX: The Satrapies -- Appendix XIV: Paradises -- Appendix XV: Herodotus' roster of the Achaemenid Army -- Appendix XVI: The Saka Tigrakhauda -- Appendix XVII: Saka epic traditions -- Appendix XVIII: The Cyrus legends and the Iranian epics Cyrus / King of Persia / -529 or 530 B.C. Achaemenid dynasty / 559-330 B.C. Kyros II. Iran, König -v530 (DE-588)118568426 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte Iran / Kings and rulers / Biography Iran / History / To 640 (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Kyros II. Iran, König -v530 (DE-588)118568426 p DE-604 Iran's age of empire 1 (DE-604)BV041593814 1 Digitalisierung UB Bamberg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=026902489&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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