Table of Contents

List of illustrations; List of maps; Foreword Philip L. Kohl; Author's preface; 1. The early history and culture of the Iranian peoples of West Asia; 2. The social institutions and the economic structure of the Achaemenid empire; 3. Achaemenid culture; Conclusion; Appendix: the written sources; Abbreviations; Index of names; Index of sites; Index of subjects.

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The authors look in detail at the highly developed social institutions of the Achaemenid Empire.