History of Achaemenid Iran 1A, Course I, Achaemenid beginnings 1A

1- Introduction Welcome to the 40-hour seminar on Achaemenid Iran!

2- Iranian Achaemenid historiography

A. Achaemenid imperial inscriptions produced on solemn occasions

B. Persepolis Administrative Archives

C. Imperial Aramaic

3- Problems of historiography continuity

4- Iranian posterior historiography (Iranian historiography of Islamic times)

5- Foreign historiography