Xerxes and Babylonia : The Cuneiform Evidence

Xerxes and Babylonia : The Cuneiform Evidence

Editor(s)	Waerzggers, Caroline; Seire, Maarja
Publisher	Peeters, Leuven
Published	2018
Subjects	Humanities; History; History: earliest times to present day; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Abstract	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. More
Series	Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta
Keywords	Xerxes; Babylonia; Persia; cuneiform texts; ancient history
Language	English
Number of pages	229
ISBN	9789042936706 9789042938097
Collection(s)	European Research Council (ERC)
Rights	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Grant	H2020 European Research Council - Persia and Babylonia - 682241