Robert Rollinger - Böcker

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.

Dieses Werk schließt an die wegweisende Publikation von Rollinger und Gehler 2014 "Imperien und Reiche in der Weltgeschichte" an, behandelt jedoch einen besonderen Spezialfall. In der historischen Forschung ist es trotz der Problematiken Usus, geschichtliche Prozesse post eventum zu betrachten und (mitunter teleologisch) zu analysieren. Dabei wird die Potentialität geschichtlicher Entwicklungen aus den Augen verloren. Dieser Umstand ist vor allem für das Phänomen von Imperien wichtig, da diese für gewöhnlich erst aber einer gewissen fortdauerenden Existenz (etwa 100 Jahre, 3 Generationen) als solche definitorisch akzeptiert werden. Diese Publikation setzt sich universalhistorisch, epochenübergreifend und transdisziplinär mit "Empires in the making" auseinander, also (potentiellen) Kurzzeitimperien, die viele Charakteristika gewöhnlicher Imperien aufweisen, deren Langlebigkeit aber nicht erreicht haben. Dabei wird auch insbesondere die Frage gestellt, aufgrund welcher Umstände es imjeweils spezifischen Fall für die Etablierung und Festigung imperialer Herrschaft nicht gereicht hat. Untersuchungsgegenstände sind das palmyrenische Reich Zenobias (3. Jhdt. n. Chr.), Athens Seereich (5. Jhdt. v. Chr.), das graeco-baktrische Königreich (3.-2. Jhdt. v. Chr.), das makedonische Reich unter Alexander und Arrhidaios (4. Jhdt. v. Chr.), die Marciani und ihr Reich in der Soldatenkaiserzeit (3. Jhdt. n. Chr.), das Saffaridenreich (9. Jhdt. n. Chr.), die versuchte Reichsgründung Aḫmad Šāh Durrānis (18. Jhdt. n. Chr.), Sextus Pompeius' Seereich (1. Jhdt. v. Chr.), das mangitische Khanat in Buchara (18.-19. Jhdt. n. Chr.), das Angevinische Reich (12.-13. Jhdt. n. Chr.), das Goten- und Vandalenreich (5.-6. Jhdt. n. Chr.) und Tigranes' II. Reich in Armenien (1. Jhdt. v. Chr.).