| Description |
1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Ancient Biographies Series |
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Routledge Ancient Biographies Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations, Editions, Languages and Translations -- List of Figures -- Relative Chronologies -- Key Dates -- Maps -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cyrus: A Near Eastern King -- 3. Cyrus' Birth Stories -- 4. Cyrus and the Medes -- 5. Cyrus as Cosmic Warrior -- 6. Cyrus: An Exemplary Death -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Translation of the Cyrus Cylinder (Irving Finkel) -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book offers an analysis of the many stories celebrating the life and deeds of Cyrus the Great over millennia and what they reveal about Cyrus and contemporary societies who wrote about him. Suitable for students and scholars working on the Achaemenids, ancient kingship, and the history and literature of the ancient Near East |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Kings and rulers, Ancient.
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Kings and rulers
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Kings and rulers, Ancient
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| SUBJECT |
Iran -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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| Subject |
Iran
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000874396 |
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1000874397 |
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