CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Aristagoras, Cyrus Cylinder, Pincer Movement
31 Jan 2018
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Lydia, median empire, babylonian empire, egyptian empire world was dominated by. First to come into contact with the greeks is the lydians. Croesus of lydia: lydian empire dates from c. 1200 bc. Comes about around the collapse of the bronze age: rise in power from the 7th cent. 546 bc: croesus (last lydian king) famous for vast wealth. Introduced first coinage (first coins) lydian coinage: conquers ionian greek poleis. The achaemendis: 553 bce: persians overthrow median empire. In its place, cyrus establishes persian empire: achaemenid dynasty. Cyprus the great (559-530: lydia (croesus) Darius the great (522-486: bactria, sogdinana, india, thrace. The persian empire continues to flourish even after the greeks conquer it. Persian empire lasts until it is overrun by alexander the great. Centralized, top down, hierarchical government: ane model: king is representative of chief deity: ahuramazda. Imperial capital: susa: civil-military administration, each had their own mini courts, satraps, provincial capitals, e. g. sardis.
