Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 B.C

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Acknowledgements vii
• Contents ix
• List of Tables xi
• Abbreviations and Symbols xiii
• Weights and Measures xviii
• Note to the Reader xix
• I - Introduction 1
• 2 - Titles for Royal Women 13
• Introduction 13
• 3 - Royal Marriage Alliances 35
• 4 - Royal Women and the Achaemenid Court 83
• Introduction 83
• Conclusion 119
• 5 - Women and the Economy of Achaemenid Persia 123
• Summary 180

• Title Page iii
• Acknowledgements vii
• Contents ix
• List of Tables xi
• Abbreviations and Symbols xiii
• Weights and Measures xviii
• Note to the Reader xix
• I - Introduction 1
• 2 - Titles for Royal Women 13
• Introduction 13
• 3 - Royal Marriage Alliances 35
• 4 - Royal Women and the Achaemenid Court 83
• Introduction 83
• Conclusion 119
• 5 - Women and the Economy of Achaemenid Persia 123
• Summary 180
• 6 - Conclusion 183
• Glossary 201
• List of Royal Marriage Alliances 204
• Bibliography 207
• Index of Ancient Sources 245
• General Index 254