Committee members: Morris, Sarah; Phillips, David; Schniedewind, William
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-04320-4
Ph.D.
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
University of California, Los Angeles
2017
Starting in the mid-fifth century BCE, the Achaemenid Persian empire entered into a series of treaties with various Greek city-states. While treaties had often been used across the Ancient Near East prior to the Persian conquests, they did not play a role in the Achaemenids' imperial strategy; indeed, the Achaemenids did not sign any treaties with any non-Greek state. By examining Greco-Persian treaties, that is, by investigating what the Persians of old might have hoped to gain from treaties with Athens, Sparta, or any other Greek state, the present dissertation seeks to gain unique insight into the Achaemenid imperial strategy.
Ancient languages; History; Persian language; Law; Semiotics; Near Eastern studies; Aramaic; Politics; Greek language
Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;Athens;Greece;Iran;Persia;Sparta;Treaty