| ID | 157834 |
| Title Proper | Many deaths of cyrus the great |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Beckman, Daniel |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article uses narratives of the death of Cyrus the Great as a test case in order to examine the use of propaganda in the Achaemenid empire. By comparing the accounts found in Herodotus, Ctesias, and Xenophon, it is shown that these Greek historians have captured propagandistic messages created in the courts of contemporary Achaemenid kings. While the Greek works were very much the product of their authors’ literary imagination, nevertheless they preserved substantial evidence about the role of propaganda during the Achaemenid period. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol. 51, No.1; Jan 2018: p.1-21 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol: 51 No 1 |
| Key Words | Cyrus the Great ; Achaemenid Period |