Committee members: Morris, Sarah; Phillips, David; Schniedewind, William
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-04320-4
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Body granting the degree
University of California, Los Angeles
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2017
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Ancient languages; History; Persian language; Law; Semiotics; Near Eastern studies; Aramaic; Politics; Greek language
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Subject Term
Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;Athens;Greece;Iran;Persia;Sparta;Treaty