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Matthew W. Stolper has been on the faculty of the Oriental Institute since 1980. His research has concentrated on Achaemenid Babylonian texts and history and on Elamite texts and history. Gene Gragg has been on the faculty of the Oriental Institute s ...
http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/nn/spr98_ari.html
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- On The Customs of the Persians
The Magi are a very peculiar race, different entirely from the Egyptian priests, and indeed from all other men whatsoever. The Egyptian priests make it a point of religion not to kill any live animals except those which they offer in sacrifice. The M ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-persians.html
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- The Persians Reject DemocracyDarius State
Such then were the governments, and such the amounts of tribute at which they were assessed respectively. Persia alone has not been reckoned among the tributariesand for this reason, because the country of the Persians is altogether exempt from tax. ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-persdemo.html
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- Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians
Tomyris, when she found that Cyrus paid no heed to her advice, collected all the forces of her kingdom, and gave him battle. Of all the combats in which the barbarians have engaged among themselves, I reckon this to have been the fiercest. The follow ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/tomyris.html
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- Accounts of Persian Despotism and Law
In the presence of the king and of the officials, Memucan answered: Queen Vashti has not wronged the king alone, but all the officials and the populace throughout the rovinces of King Ahasuerus. For the queens conduct will become known to all the wom ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/persianlaw.html
| | - Persepolis and Ancient Iran
Photography, including builtin andor attached flash, is permitted in the museum galleries without permission. Use of tripods, monopods, or additional lighting units, however, is not permitted, ...
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- A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia
Gugua, daughter of Zaqir, son of an Isinian, of her own freewill has sealed one mana of money, which with Nabuakhiiddin, son of Shula, son of Egibi, is depositedone half mana five shekels of money which is loaned to Tabnia, son of Nabuushallim, son o ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/mesopotamia-contracts.html
| | - A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia
Gugua, daughter of Zaqir, son of an Isinian, of her own freewill has sealed one mana of money, which with Nabuakhiiddin, son of Shula, son of Egibi, is depositedone half mana five shekels of money which is loaned to Tabnia, son of Nabuushallim, son o ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/mesopotamia-contracts.html
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- Accounts of Persian Despotism and Law
During the reign of Ahasuerus [Xerxes]this was the Ahasuerus who ruled over a hundred and twentyseven provinces from India to Ethiopiawhile he was occupying the royal throne in the stronghold of Susa, in the third year of his reign, , he presided ove ...
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| | - On The Customs of the Persians
They hold it unlawful to talk of anything which it is unlawful to do. The most disgraceful thing in the world, they think, is to tell a lie; the next worst, to owe a debt: because, among other reasons, the debtor is obliged to tell lies. If a Persian ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-persians.html
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Persian People
