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Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 B.C
By Maria Brosius
280 pages
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- Clarendon Press
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- Oxford
- Publication year:
- 1998
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Synopsis
Xerxes' exploits are famous, but what about Irdabama, a successful landowner who controlled her own wine and grain business? Or the ruthless queen Parysatis who murdered her enemy after a game of dice? By approaching the subject from a near eastern perspective, and thoroughly re-examining the Greek sources, This book is the first to reveal the fascinating picture of women and their economic and political importance in the Persian empire.Related books and articles at Questia
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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