Achaemenid History

El documento sellado en la Persia Aqueménida/The Sealed Document in the Achaemenid Persia

by Joaquín Velázquez Muñoz

Ab Initio, Núm. 5 (2012), pp. 3-15.

To travel throughout the Achaemenid Empire in a safe way and obtain supplies and accommodation along the royal roads,... more To travel throughout the Achaemenid Empire in a safe way and obtain supplies and accommodation along the royal roads, it was necessary to be in possession of official authorization which secured the enjoyment of those advantages.

‘Konnica Achemenidów z perspektywy greckiej’

by Bogdan Burliga

Studia i Materiały do Historii Wojskowości 23 (2012) (w druku)

Administration of Achaemenid Egypt

by Damien Agut-Labordère

dans B. Jacobs et R. Rollinger (eds), A Companion to the Achaemenid Empire, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden. Parution prévue 9/08/2013.

Administration of Achaemenid Egypt

Plan détaillé. - 1. Administrative Hierarchy. 1.1. The Satrap. 1.2. High... more Administration of Achaemenid Egypt

Plan détaillé. - 1. Administrative Hierarchy. 1.1. The Satrap. 1.2. High Administration. 1.3. Local Administration. 2. Specialized Administrations. 2.1. Army, Police, Justice. 2.2. Fiscal Administration, Royal and Gods estate. 2.3. Royal works and crafts. 3. Administration in Multicultural-Context. 3.1. Iranians, Egyptians and others. 3.2. Writing Aramaic and Demotic. 3.3. Satrap and ethnic clashes.

Ingeniería Aqueménida/Achaemenid Engineering

by Joaquín Velázquez Muñoz

Revista de arqueología, ISSN 0212-0062, Año nº 33, Nº 369, 2012, págs. 14-25

The article discusses the different types of construction (roads, bridges, canals, underground canals, gardens, dams)... more The article discusses the different types of construction (roads, bridges, canals, underground canals, gardens, dams) that illustrate the high level of technological development achieved during the Achaemenid period.

El camino real aqueménida en Asia Central (The Achaemenid Royal Road in Central Asia)

by Joaquín Velázquez Muñoz

Published in Revista de arqueología, ISSN 0212-0062, Año nº 32, Nº 359, 2011, págs. 38-47

The article analyzes the route followed by the Achaemenid Royal Road in Central Asia (Bactria, Sogdia, Margiana and... more The article analyzes the route followed by the Achaemenid Royal Road in Central Asia (Bactria, Sogdia, Margiana and Chorasmia) according to textual sources, archaeological evidences and geographical information.

История державы Ахеменидов: источники и новые интерпретации (По поводу публикаций: Briant P. Histoire de l'Empire perse. De Cyrus à Alexandre. Paris, Fayard, 1996. 1248 p. Recherches récents sur l'Empire achéménide. Topoi. Orient - Occident, Suppl. 1. Lyon, 1997. 434 p.), ВДИ, 2000, № 2, 174-198

by Askold Ivantchik

Babylonier und Achämeniden auf dem Düllük Baba Tepesi: Kulturelle Vielfalt in der späten Eisenzeit im Spiegel der vor-hellenistischen Funde. in: E. Winter (Hrsg.), Neue Funde und Forschungen zwischen Taurus und Euphrat, Asia Minor Studien Bd. 60 (Bonn 2008) 69-96

by Andreas Schachner

De Susa a Ecbatana: Dos alternativas para el camino real Aqueménida (From Susa to Ecbatana. Two alternatives to the Achaemenid Royal Road)

by Joaquín Velázquez Muñoz

Published in Revista de arqueología, ISSN 0212-0062, Año nº 31, Nº 356, 2010 , págs. 40-49

The article analyzes the route of the royal road between two of the Achaemenid Empire capitals according to textual... more The article analyzes the route of the royal road between two of the Achaemenid Empire capitals according to textual sources, archaeological evidences and geographical information.

El camino real Aqueménida entre Ecbatana y Drangiana (The Achaemenid Royal Road between Ecbatana and Drangiana)

by Joaquín Velázquez Muñoz

Published in Revista de Arqueología del siglo XXI (ISSN 0212-0062), Año XXXII, nº 357, pp. 44-55.

The article analyzes the route of the royal road between Ecbatana and Drangiana according to textual sources,... more The article analyzes the route of the royal road between Ecbatana and Drangiana according to textual sources, archaeological evidences and geographical information.

El camino real Aqueménida entre Drangiana, Aracosia y la India (The Achaemenid Royal Road between Drangiana, Arachosia and India)

by Joaquín Velázquez Muñoz

Published in Revista de Arqueología del siglo XXI (ISSN 0212-0062), Año XXXII, nº 358, pp. 50-57

The article analyzes the route of the royal road between this regions according to textual sources, archaeological... more The article analyzes the route of the royal road between this regions according to textual sources, archaeological evidences and geographical information.

«Вестники» при дворах иранских царей, ВДИ, 1995, № 2, 162-169, совместно с Э.А. Грантовским

by Askold Ivantchik

Соавтор: Э.А. Грантовский

Trois réflexions sur la religion des Achéménides

by Jean Kellens

1976, in : Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik 2, 113-132.

Taxation and Service Obligations in Babylonia from Nebuchadnezzar to Darius and the Evidence for Darius’ Tax Reform

by Michael Jursa

published in: R. Rollinger/B. Truschnegg/R. Bichler (Hrsg.), Herodot und das Persische Weltreich -- Herodotus and the Persian Empire (= CLEO: Classica et Orientalia, Vol. 3), Harrassowitz-Verlag, Wiesbaden: 2011, 431-448

Ciro il Grande tra storia e mito: il sovrano ideale e l'iscrizione che non c'è

by ela filippone

published in G. Platania, C. Rosa, M. Russo (eds.), Hinc illae lacrimae. Studi in memoria di Carmen Maria Radulet, vol. I, Viterbo 2010, pp. 178-189

Ciro il Grande tra storia e mito: il sovrano ideale e l'iscrizione che non c'è

by ela filippone

published in G. Platania, C. Rosa, M. Russo (eds.), Hinc illae lacrimae. Studi in memoria di Carmen Maria Radulet, vol. I, Viterbo 2010, pp. 178-189

New Trends in Achaemenid History 1997

by Pierre Briant

Ancient History Bulletin 17/1, 2003, p. 33-47.
http://www.achemenet.com/pdf/jasr/jasr2001.1.pdf (French version)

A balance-sheet of publications on Achaemenid History from 1996 to 2002/3. A balance-sheet of publications on Achaemenid History from 1996 to 2002/3.

Prélèvements tributaires et échanges en Asie mineure achéménide et hellénistique 1994

by Pierre Briant

in J.Andreau-P.Briant-R. D.Descat (edd.), Premières Journées de Saint-Bertrand sur l'économie antique. Le Rôle de l''Etat, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, 1994, p. 69-81.

1-Issues raised by Welles, Royal Correspondence n°3
2-Greek cities and the grain from the King and Satrapsmore 1-Issues raised by Welles, Royal Correspondence n°3
2-Greek cities and the grain from the King and Satraps
3-Royal surplus and exchanges

A tributary system (what the Pseudo-Aristotle calls "the royal Economy") cannot live in a "closed" economy nor in a "natural" economy. It needs the access to the market where he can clear its stocks.

Numismatique, frappes monétaires et histoire en Asie mineure achéménide. (Quelques remarques de conclusion) 2000

by Pierre Briant

in O.Casabonne (ed.), Mécanismes et innovations monétaires dans l'Anatolie achéménide. Numismatique et histoire, Istanbul 2000, p. 266-274.

L'or perse et l'histoire grecque: remarques finales 1989

by Pierre Briant

Revue des Etudes Anciennes XCI, 1989/1-2, p. 321-335.

The Achaemenid Empire 1999

by Pierre Briant

in: K.Raaflaub-N. Rosenstein (edd.), Soldiers,society and War in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, 1998, Harvard UP, p. 105-128.