Cyrus the Great - A Biography of Kingship

This book offers an analysis of the many stories celebrating the life and deeds of Cyrus the Great over millennia and what they reveal about Cyrus and contemporary societies who wrote about him. Suitable for students and scholars working on the Achaemenids, ancient kingship, and the history and literature of the ancient Near East.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Cyrus: A Near Eastern King; 3. Cyrus’ Birth Stories; 4. Cyrus and the Medes; 5. Cyrus as Cosmic Warrior; 6. Cyrus: An Exemplary Death; 7. Conclusion; Appendix A: Translation of the Cyrus Cylinder (Irving Finkle).

About the author

Lynette Mitchell is Professor of Greek History and Politics at the University of Exeter, UK. She is the author of The Heroic Rulers of Archaic and Classical Greece, and edited with Charles Melville Every Inch a King: Comparative Studies on Kingship in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds.

Summary

This book offers an analysis of the many stories celebrating the life and deeds of Cyrus the Great over millennia and what they reveal about Cyrus and contemporary societies who wrote about him. Suitable for students and scholars working on the Achaemenids, ancient kingship, and the history and literature of the ancient Near East.

Product details

• Authors: Lynette Mitchell, Lynette (University of Exeter Mitchell, Mitchell Lynette
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032470696
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247069-6
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Routledge Ancient Biographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient World, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE