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HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN 1A
Course I - Achaemenid beginnings 1A
Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
Tuesday, 27 December 2022
Outline
Introduction; Iranian Achaemenid historiography; Problems of historiography
continuity; Iranian posterior historiography; foreign historiography; Western
Orientalist historiography; early sources of Iranian History; Prehistory in the Iranian
plateau and Mesopotamia
1- Introduction
Welcome to the 40-hour seminar on Achaemenid Iran!
It is my intention to deliver a rather unconventional academic presentation of the
topic, mostly implementing a correct and impartial conceptual approach to the
earliest stage of Iranian History. Every subject, in and by itself, offers to every
researcher the correct means of the pertinent approach to it; due to this fact, the
personal background, viewpoints and thoughts or eventually the misperceptions and
the preconceived ideas of an explorer should not be allowed to affect his judgment.
………………………………
And this brings us to the other major innovation that I intend to offer during this
seminar, namely the proper, comprehensive contextualization of the research topic,
i.e. the History of Achaemenid Iran. To give some examples in this regard, I would
mention ………………
…………………………………………….
2- Iranian Achaemenid historiography
A. Achaemenid imperial inscriptions produced on solemn occasions
Usually multilingual texts written by the imperial scribes of the emperors Cyrus the
Great, Darius I the Great, Xerxes I, Artaxerxes I, Darius II, Artaxerxes II, and
Artaxerxes III, as well as of the ancestral rulers Ariaramnes and Arsames.
Languages and writing systems: ……………….
……………………………..
B. Persepolis Administrative Archives
This consists in an enormous documentation that has not yet been fully studied; it is
not written in Old Achaemenid as one could expect but mainly in Elamite cuneiform.
It consists of two groups, namely
- the Persepolis Fortification Archive, and
- the Persepolis Treasury Archive.
……………………………………………
C. Imperial Aramaic
The diffusion of the use of Aramaic started already in the Neo-Assyrian times and
during the 7th c. BCE; the creation of the 'Royal Road', the systematization of the
transportation, the improvement of communications, and the formation of the
network of land-, sea- and desert routes that we now call 'Silk-, Spice- and Perfume-
Road' during the Achaemenid times helped further expand the use of Aramaic. ….
…………………………………….
3- Problems of historiography continuity
There are no historical references to the Achaemenid dynasty made at the time of the
Arsacids (Ashkanian: 250 BCE-224 CE) and the Sassanids 224-651 CE); this situation
is due to many factors:
……………………………………….
4- Iranian posterior historiography (Iranian historiography of
Islamic times)
With Tabari (839-923) and his voluminous History of Prophets and Kings we realize
that there were, in spite of the destructions caused because of the Islamic conquests,
historical documents on which he was based to expand about the Sassanid dynasty;
……………………………
However, the aforementioned historians and all the authors, who are classified in
this category, represent only one dimension of Iranian historiography of Islamic
times. A totally different approach and literature have been illustrated by Ferdowsi's
Shahnameh (Book of Kings). Abu 'l Qasem Ferdowsi (940-1025) was not the first to
compose an epic in order to standardize in mythical terms and legendary concepts
the pre-Islamic Iranian past; but he was the most successful and the most illustrious.
……………………….
5- Foreign historiography
Ancient Greek (in reality, Ionian and Attic), Ancient Hebrew and Latin sources of
Achaemenid History exist, but first they are external, second they appear to be
posterior in their largest part, and third they often bear witness to astounding
inaccuracies, fables, untrustworthy data, misplaced focus, excessive verbosity
without real substance, and -above all- an enormous and irreconcilable
misunderstanding of the Iranian Achaemenid reality, values, world view, mindset,
and behavior.
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
In any case, the vast issue of the multilayered damages caused by the untrustworthy
Ancient Greek historiography to modern Western academics' perception and
interpretation of Achaemenid Iran is a topic that deserves an entirely independent
seminar.
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To watch the video (with more than 110 pictures and maps), click the links below:
HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1Α
By Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
https://www.patreon.com/posts/history-of-iran-76436584
HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1B
https://www.patreon.com/posts/history-of-iran-76582953
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To listen to the audio, clink the links below:
HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1 (a+b)
https://www.podbean.com/premium-podcast/historica/l3a5ypF8qTK2
or
https://continentalempires.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/history-of-achaemenid-
iran-1a/
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To read the text and get the PDF clink the link below:
HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1 (a+b)
https://continentalempires.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/history-of-achaemenid-
iran-1-text/

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  • 1. HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN 1A Course I - Achaemenid beginnings 1A Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis Tuesday, 27 December 2022 Outline Introduction; Iranian Achaemenid historiography; Problems of historiography continuity; Iranian posterior historiography; foreign historiography; Western Orientalist historiography; early sources of Iranian History; Prehistory in the Iranian plateau and Mesopotamia 1- Introduction Welcome to the 40-hour seminar on Achaemenid Iran! It is my intention to deliver a rather unconventional academic presentation of the topic, mostly implementing a correct and impartial conceptual approach to the earliest stage of Iranian History. Every subject, in and by itself, offers to every researcher the correct means of the pertinent approach to it; due to this fact, the personal background, viewpoints and thoughts or eventually the misperceptions and the preconceived ideas of an explorer should not be allowed to affect his judgment. ……………………………… And this brings us to the other major innovation that I intend to offer during this seminar, namely the proper, comprehensive contextualization of the research topic, i.e. the History of Achaemenid Iran. To give some examples in this regard, I would mention ……………… ……………………………………………. 2- Iranian Achaemenid historiography A. Achaemenid imperial inscriptions produced on solemn occasions Usually multilingual texts written by the imperial scribes of the emperors Cyrus the Great, Darius I the Great, Xerxes I, Artaxerxes I, Darius II, Artaxerxes II, and Artaxerxes III, as well as of the ancestral rulers Ariaramnes and Arsames. Languages and writing systems: ………………. …………………………….. B. Persepolis Administrative Archives This consists in an enormous documentation that has not yet been fully studied; it is not written in Old Achaemenid as one could expect but mainly in Elamite cuneiform. It consists of two groups, namely - the Persepolis Fortification Archive, and - the Persepolis Treasury Archive. …………………………………………… C. Imperial Aramaic
  • 2. The diffusion of the use of Aramaic started already in the Neo-Assyrian times and during the 7th c. BCE; the creation of the 'Royal Road', the systematization of the transportation, the improvement of communications, and the formation of the network of land-, sea- and desert routes that we now call 'Silk-, Spice- and Perfume- Road' during the Achaemenid times helped further expand the use of Aramaic. …. ……………………………………. 3- Problems of historiography continuity There are no historical references to the Achaemenid dynasty made at the time of the Arsacids (Ashkanian: 250 BCE-224 CE) and the Sassanids 224-651 CE); this situation is due to many factors: ………………………………………. 4- Iranian posterior historiography (Iranian historiography of Islamic times) With Tabari (839-923) and his voluminous History of Prophets and Kings we realize that there were, in spite of the destructions caused because of the Islamic conquests, historical documents on which he was based to expand about the Sassanid dynasty; …………………………… However, the aforementioned historians and all the authors, who are classified in this category, represent only one dimension of Iranian historiography of Islamic times. A totally different approach and literature have been illustrated by Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings). Abu 'l Qasem Ferdowsi (940-1025) was not the first to compose an epic in order to standardize in mythical terms and legendary concepts the pre-Islamic Iranian past; but he was the most successful and the most illustrious. ………………………. 5- Foreign historiography Ancient Greek (in reality, Ionian and Attic), Ancient Hebrew and Latin sources of Achaemenid History exist, but first they are external, second they appear to be posterior in their largest part, and third they often bear witness to astounding inaccuracies, fables, untrustworthy data, misplaced focus, excessive verbosity without real substance, and -above all- an enormous and irreconcilable misunderstanding of the Iranian Achaemenid reality, values, world view, mindset, and behavior. ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… In any case, the vast issue of the multilayered damages caused by the untrustworthy Ancient Greek historiography to modern Western academics' perception and interpretation of Achaemenid Iran is a topic that deserves an entirely independent seminar. -------------- To watch the video (with more than 110 pictures and maps), click the links below:
  • 3. HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1Α By Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis https://www.patreon.com/posts/history-of-iran-76436584 HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1B https://www.patreon.com/posts/history-of-iran-76582953 ------------------------ To listen to the audio, clink the links below: HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1 (a+b) https://www.podbean.com/premium-podcast/historica/l3a5ypF8qTK2 or https://continentalempires.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/history-of-achaemenid- iran-1a/ ------------------------------ To read the text and get the PDF clink the link below: HISTORY OF ACHAEMENID IRAN - Achaemenid beginnings 1 (a+b) https://continentalempires.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/history-of-achaemenid- iran-1-text/