Robert Rollinger – författare

A COMPANION TO THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN EMPIRE A comprehensive review of the political, cultural, social, economic and religious history of the Achaemenid EmpireOften called the first world empire, the Achaemenid Empire is rooted in older Near Eastern traditions. A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire offers a perspective in which the history of the empire is embedded in the preceding and subsequent epochs. In this way, the traditions that shaped the Achaemenid Empire become as visible as the powerful impact it had on further historical development. But the work does not only break new ground in this respect, but also in the fact that, in addition to written testimonies of all kinds, it also considers material tradition as an equal factor in historical reconstruction. This comprehensive two-volume set features contributions by internationally-recognized experts that offer balanced coverage of the whole of the empire from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia.Comprehensive in scope, the Companion provides readers with a panoramic view of the diversity, richness, and complexity of the Achaemenid Empire, dealing with all the many aspects of history, event history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion, illustrating the multifaceted nature of the first true empire.A unique historical account presented in its multiregional dimensions, this important resource deals with many aspects of history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religionit deals with topics that have only recently attracted interest such as court life, leisure activities, gender roles, and moreexamines a variety of available sources to consider those predecessors who influenced Achaemenid structure, ideology, and self-expressioncontains the study of Nachleben and the history of perception up to the present dayoffers a spectrum of opinions in disputed fields of research, such as the interpretation of the imagery of Achaemenid art, or questions of religionincludes extensive bibliographies in each chapter for use as starting points for further researchdevotes special interest to the east of the empire, which is often neglected in comparison to the western territoriesPart of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire is an indispensable work for students, instructors, and scholars of Persian and ancient world history, particularly the First Persian Empire.

A COMPANION TO THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN EMPIRE A comprehensive review of the political, cultural, social, economic and religious history of the Achaemenid EmpireOften called the first world empire, the Achaemenid Empire is rooted in older Near Eastern traditions. A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire offers a perspective in which the history of the empire is embedded in the preceding and subsequent epochs. In this way, the traditions that shaped the Achaemenid Empire become as visible as the powerful impact it had on further historical development. But the work does not only break new ground in this respect, but also in the fact that, in addition to written testimonies of all kinds, it also considers material tradition as an equal factor in historical reconstruction. This comprehensive two-volume set features contributions by internationally-recognized experts that offer balanced coverage of the whole of the empire from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia.Comprehensive in scope, the Companion provides readers with a panoramic view of the diversity, richness, and complexity of the Achaemenid Empire, dealing with all the many aspects of history, event history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion, illustrating the multifaceted nature of the first true empire.A unique historical account presented in its multiregional dimensions, this important resource deals with many aspects of history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religionit deals with topics that have only recently attracted interest such as court life, leisure activities, gender roles, and moreexamines a variety of available sources to consider those predecessors who influenced Achaemenid structure, ideology, and self-expressioncontains the study of Nachleben and the history of perception up to the present dayoffers a spectrum of opinions in disputed fields of research, such as the interpretation of the imagery of Achaemenid art, or questions of religionincludes extensive bibliographies in each chapter for use as starting points for further researchdevotes special interest to the east of the empire, which is often neglected in comparison to the western territoriesPart of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire is an indispensable work for students, instructors, and scholars of Persian and ancient world history, particularly the First Persian Empire.

Oswald Spenglers Kulturmorphologie diente als Ausgangspunkt einer internationalen und interdisziplinär angelegten Tagung, deren Beiträge in diesem Band vorliegen. Sie behandeln eine Vielfalt an Themen, die von der Menschwerdung, über die Kulturen des Altertums bis hin zu aktuellen politischen und sozialen Fragestellungen reichen.

The volume will focus on a comparative level on a specific group of states that are commonly labelled as “empires” and that we encounter through all historical periods.

By applying a comparative approach the volume focuses on a select group of „empires“ which are generally not in the focus of empires studies. They are studied in detail and analyzed due to a strict concept that takes into account real history and reception history as well.

The articles of this comprehensive edited volume offer a multidisciplinary, global and comparative approach to the history of empires.

Dieser räumlich und zeitlich breite Zugang zum Phänomen der „Krise“ problematisiert das gängige Erklärungsmuster von „Verfall – Krise – Untergang“ und regt zur Suche nach alternativen und komplexeren Antworten für geschichtlichen Wandel an.

Empires still attract increased attention, both in the scholarly world and from an interested public audience. However, the term ʻempireʼ has remained ambiguous and there is still a vigorous debate on how to use and apply the term in various historical contexts and periods. The 13 contributions of this volume attempt to establish a more precise characterization of the notion of ‘empire’ by focusing on the specific phenomenon of ‘Short-Term Empires’ from different perspectives. They encompass a broad chronological and territorial range that deal with the topic from Central Asia to Great Britain, from the 5th c. BCE to the 19th. c. CE. By employing a cross-cultural and comparative approach, the papers of this volume enrich and stimulate the ongoing debate about empires in world history and their fundamental determinants.

Versammelt sind in diesem Band die Beiträge zweier althistorischer Sektionen des Historikertages 2004 in Kiel zu „Kommunikation und Raum“ und einer Tagung in Innsbruck zu „Kulturellen Begegnungsmustern jenseits der Levante“ im Jahre 2005. Alle drei Veranstaltungen widmeten sich den grenzüberschreitenden Kontakten zwischen Orient und Okzident in der Antike sowie Orientbildern in Antike und Gegenwart. Die deutsch- und englischsprachigen Beiträge haben u.a. zum Thema: die Alphabetgeschichte – Kulturkontakte zwischen Griechenland und dem Alten Orient im 2./1. Jahrtausend – Griechen und der ägäische Raum in altorientalischen und ägyptischen Texten – Kulturkontakte zwischen dem spätantiken Rom und dem Sasanidenreich – Aramaisierung, Hellenisierung, Iranisierung Babyloniens – Volksetymologische Umdeutungen iranischer Namen – Sparta und Marathon – Achaimenidische in griechischen Quellen – Achaimenidische Amtsträger in Ägypten – Tempel für den palmyrenischen Bel – der Typus der „orientalischen Despotie“ – Alte Geschichte und Alter Orient – Der Alte Orient in der Altertumswissenschaft des 19. Jahrhunderts.