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Geographical Environment (Road networks (P empire so big = political and…
Geographical Environment
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resources
- Human:
- researched by historian Olmstead
- 50 mil people
- 46 nationalities (contributed to army and navy & paid tribute) these nationalities reorganised to satrapies
- 23-26 satrapies
- Physical:
- wealthy resources
- plateau & plains = Horsemanship & calvalry
- wealthy croplands (bc of control of the rivers)
- minerals and timber
- "haven of ample wealth" - Aeschylus
Significant sites
- Ecbantana:
- on Iranian Plateau
- limited archeological remains
- Pasargadae:
- tomb of Cyrus & his son
- expansive garden
- used water supply to maintain the gardens
- susa:
- wealthy (persian gulf)
- fertile area
- subject to battles
- administrative capital
- Behistan Rock: darius chose it to display a permanent image of his succession to the throne (archaeological evidence) - 100m off the ground so no one could access it - focuses on D right to rule and victories over his rebels - right to rule came from Achaemenid ancestry
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