Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Preface to the English Translation xv
5. Translator’s Preface xix
6. Introduction: On the Trail of an Empire 1
7. Prologue: The Persians before the Empire 13
8. Part 1. The Empire-Builders: From Cyrus to Darius
9. Chapter 1. The Land-Collectors: Cyrus the Great and Cambyses (559–522) 31
10. Chapter 2. The Conquest and After: An Interim Summary 62
11. Chapter 3. Trouble, Secession, and Rebuilding (522–518) 107
12. Chapter 4. Darius the Conqueror (520–486) 139
13. Part 2. The Great King
14. Chapter 5. Images of the World 165
15. Chapter 6. Representations of Royalty and Monarchic Ideology 204
16. Chapter 7. People and Life at Court 255
17. Chapter 8. The King’s Men 302
18. Part 3. Territories, Populations, and the Dependent Economy
19. Chapter 9. Territories, Communication, and Trade 357
20. Chapter 10. Royal Assessments and Tribute 388
21. Chapter 11. Persia: Empire and Tribute Economy 422
22. Chapter 12. The King of the Lands 472
23. Part 4. From Xerxes to Darius III: An Empire in Turmoil
24. Chapter 13. Xerxes the Great King (486–465) 515
25. Chapter 14. From the Accession of Artaxerxes I to the Death of Darius II (465–405/404) 569
26. Chapter 15. Artaxerxes II (405/404–359/358) and Artaxerxes III (359/358–338) 612
27. Part 5. The Fourth Century and the Empire of Darius III in the Achaemenid longue durée: A Prospective Assessment
28. Chapter 16. Lands, Peoples, and Satrapies: Taking Stock of the Achaemenid World 693
29. Chapter 17. The Great King, His Armies, and His Treasures 769
30. Part 6. The Fall of an Empire (336–330)
31. Chapter 18. Darius and the Empire Confront Macedonian Aggression 817
32. Conclusion: From Nabonidus to Seleucus 873
33. Research Notes 877
34. List of Abbreviations 1053
35. Bibliography 1059
36. Indexes 1125