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Xerxes and Babylonia : the Cuneiform evidence /

In the summer of 484 BCE Babylonia revolted against Xerxes, king of Persia. In recent years, a debate has crystallized around the nature of Xerxes' response to this challenge. This volume continues and expands this debate. It collects nine essays on the cuneiform text corpus dated to the period...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Waerzeggers, Caroline (Editor), Seire, Maarja (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leuven : Peeters, 2018.
Series:Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta ; 277.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the summer of 484 BCE Babylonia revolted against Xerxes, king of Persia. In recent years, a debate has crystallized around the nature of Xerxes' response to this challenge. This volume continues and expands this debate. It collects nine essays on the cuneiform text corpus dated to the period before, during and after the revolts. This material enables the authors to evaluate the nature of Xerxes' policies in the sphere of society, science, religion, law, administration and economy against the long-term history of the region. The contributions are by Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Johannes Hackl, Michael Jursa, Karlheinz Kessler, Mathieu Ossendrijver, Reinhard Pirngruber, Malgorzata Sandowicz and Caroline Waerzeggers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789042938090
9042938099