Sigillography and Soldiers:

Tuplin, Christopher

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“…Defeating them was a heroic deed of 30 Summerer, 2007a;2007b;Summerer & Lukpanova, 2020. 31 Gorelik, 1982Bittner, 1987;Benzel, 1996;Bernard & Inagaki, 2000;Boardman, 2001;Casabonne & Gabrielli, 2006;Ma, 2008;Woźniak, 2010;Tuplin, 2020. 32 Gorelik, 1982Benzel, 1996;Bernard & Inagaki, 2000;Casabonne & Gabrielli, 2006;Woźniak, 2010. Persian warriors fixed in Iranian imagery.…”

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Early Iranian Riders and Cavarly

FARROKH,

MAKSYMIUK,

SKUPNIEWICZ

2023

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The expansion of the Iranian peoples in first centuries of the 1st millennium BCE coincides with the creation and further development of the cavalry warfare in western Eurasia, as well as with the creation of the pastoral nomadic life-style which dominated the Great Steppe for millennia to come. The mounted warriors replaced the light chariots which dominated the Bronze Age battlefields which required perfect horsemanship however application of the recurved, double reflex. composite bow for mounted combat seemed another important factor in development of the cavalry force. Mounted archery which doubled the fire power of the mobile troops, earlier dominated by the chariots triggered the evolution of the various forms of cavalry, both as a response to a threat of the horse archers and independent forces used by the sedentary societies. Iranian contribution in spreading (and most likely invention) of the new technology is undeniable. Although horse riding and recurved composite bows were known earlier they could not overcome the power of the chariot force separately. Only the combination of the factors allowed fielding large and efficient cavalry troops as was practiced by the Scythians and became the success factor for the Achaemenid Empire. Survival of the chariots as late as the Seleucid times was possible because of changing their tactical function from the highly mobile shooting platform to heavy, at least partially, armored terror and shock weapon.

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Early Iranian Riders and Cavarly

FARROKH,

MAKSYMIUK,

SKUPNIEWICZ

2023

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“…Cool Root's distinction supports the claim that not all spearing figures should be interpreted as the king, but I agree with the opinion of John O. Hyland (Hyland 2022) who points to other examples of a clearly identified Persian king wearing similar headgear; while the identity of the spearing figure may not be determined beyond a doubt, the possibility of that figure being the king should not be discounted. 7 See (Tuplin 2020) for a full survey of Achaemenid spearing scenes, featuring both scenes with the king spearing enemies and soldiers spearing enemies.…”

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Through the Eyes of the Beholder: Motifs (Re)Interpreted in the 27th Dynasty

Stevens

2024

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This paper aims to highlight examples of artistic motifs common throughout Egyptian history but augmented in novel ways during the 27th Dynasty, a time when Egypt was part of the Achaemenid empire and ruled by Persian kings. These kings represented themselves as traditional pharaohs within Egypt’s borders and utilized longstanding Egyptian artistic motifs in their monumental constructions. These motifs, however, were manipulated in subtle ways to send targeted messages to audience(s) of this art. Art historians tend to situate visual styles and motifs within the longue durée of artistic tradition and pick a singular, official, and centralized perspective to narrate the history and reception of that art. In the case of Egypt, this perspective is often that of the king, and there is an assumption that there was a monolithic message sent to his people. But we are not dealing with a homogenous people; a diverse population would have had varied reactions to and interpretations of this visual signaling. By highlighting both the augmentation of traditional motifs undertaken by the Achaemenid administration and the multiplicity of perspectives they held for their audience(s), we can better understand ancient art as being dynamic in function and interpretation, rather than as a static snapshot of carbon-copied royal authority.

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Empire, Borders, and Ideology

Rollinger¹

2021

A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire

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Sigillography and Soldiers:

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Early Iranian Riders and Cavarly

Early Iranian Riders and Cavarly

Through the Eyes of the Beholder: Motifs (Re)Interpreted in the 27th Dynasty

Empire, Borders, and Ideology

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