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Royal Messengers Crossed Lands No Single Tribe Could Hold: Persian satrapies and imperial governance from Egypt to the borders of India - Couverture souple
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The Achaemenid Persian Empire governed territories so vast and culturally diverse that earlier kingdoms could scarcely imagine them. Its rulers maintained authority not through constant conquest alone, but through administrative systems capable of integrating languages, religions, and regional elites across enormous distances. This book examines the structure of Persian imperial administration during the height of Achaemenid power. Satrapies divided the empire into governable provinces overseen by officials responsible for taxation, security, and communication with the royal court. Roads, messengers, and centralized record systems allowed Persian kings to project authority from Egypt through Mesopotamia toward Central Asia and India. The narrative also explores how imperial flexibility strengthened political stability. Local traditions often remained intact under Persian rule as long as tribute, military obligations, and loyalty to the monarchy were preserved. This balance between centralized authority and regional autonomy enabled one of antiquity’s most durable imperial systems. Persia emerges here not simply as a military superpower, but as a sophisticated experiment in governing a multinational empire through bureaucracy, diplomacy, and strategic tolerance.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Achaemenid Persian Empire governed territories so vast and culturally diverse that earlier kingdoms could scarcely imagine them. Its rulers maintained authority not through constant conquest alone, but through administrative systems capable of integrating languages, religions, and regional elites across enormous distances.This book examines the structure of Persian imperial administration during the height of Achaemenid power. Satrapies divided the empire into governable provinces overseen by officials responsible for taxation, security, and communication with the royal court. Roads, messengers, and centralized record systems allowed Persian kings to project authority from Egypt through Mesopotamia toward Central Asia and India.The narrative also explores how imperial flexibility strengthened political stability. Local traditions often remained intact under Persian rule as long as tribute, military obligations, and loyalty to the monarchy were preserved. This balance between centralized authority and regional autonomy enabled one of antiquity's most durable imperial systems.Persia emerges here not simply as a military superpower, but as a sophisticated experiment in governing a multinational empire through bureaucracy, diplomacy, and strategic tolerance. 172 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783565485970
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Achaemenid Persian Empire governed territories so vast and culturally diverse that earlier kingdoms could scarcely imagine them. Its rulers maintained authority not through constant conquest alone, but through administrative systems capable of integrating languages, religions, and regional elites across enormous distances.This book examines the structure of Persian imperial administration during the height of Achaemenid power. Satrapies divided the empire into governable provinces overseen by officials responsible for taxation, security, and communication with the royal court. Roads, messengers, and centralized record systems allowed Persian kings to project authority from Egypt through Mesopotamia toward Central Asia and India.The narrative also explores how imperial flexibility strengthened political stability. Local traditions often remained intact under Persian rule as long as tribute, military obligations, and loyalty to the monarchy were preserved. This balance between centralized authority and regional autonomy enabled one of antiquity's most durable imperial systems.Persia emerges here not simply as a military superpower, but as a sophisticated experiment in governing a multinational empire through bureaucracy, diplomacy, and strategic tolerance. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783565485970
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