Cambridge: Aspects of Empire in Achaemenid Sardis [2003] hardback IPOLI 'This remarkable work

'This remarkable work

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and how we can put an end to it

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Cambridge: Aspects of Empire in Achaemenid Sardis [2003] hardback IPOLI 'This remarkable workElspeth R. M. Dusinberre proposes a fresh approach to understanding the Achaemenid Empire based on her study of the regional capital, Sardis. This study uses archaeological, artistic and textual sources to demonstrate that the two hundred year Persian presence in this city had a profound impact on local social structures, revealing the region's successful absorption, both ideological and physical, into the Persian Empire. During this period, Sardis