Pierre Briant
- ALEXANDER THE GREAT
ALEXANDER THE GREAT (356-323 B.C.). Ascending the throne on the assassination of his father Philip II in 336, Alexander quickly…
- CLASS SYSTEM ii. In the Median and Achaemenid Periods
CLASS SYSTEM ii. In the Median and Achaemenid Periods The almost complete lack of Persian written material from the Achaemenid…
- GERMANIOI
GERMANIOI (also Karmanians, Carmanians), name of an ancient Persian tribe engaged in farming (Herodotus 1.125). Since this is the only…
- GAUMĀTA
GAUMĀTA, according to the Bīsotūn inscriptions (q.v.), the Magian pretender who seized the Achaemenid throne by claiming to be Bardiya…