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Herodotus on the Persian empire (1)

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01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
12 Assyrian Identity
09 Army and warfare
08 Administrative systems

 		Keywords
Babylon
wealth
Period
5th century BCE
Greek Classical Age 		Channel
Greek philosophers and scholars

Text
Herodotus 1.192:
There are many proofs of the wealth of Babylon, but this in special. All the land ruled by the great King is parcelled out for the provisioning of himself and his army, besides that it pays tribute: now the territory of Babylon feeds him for four out of the twelve months in the year, the whole of the rest of Asia providing for the other eight. Thus the wealth of Assyria is one third of the whole wealth of Asia.

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Herodotus 1.192

Bibliography

Godley 1960, I 240-241Godley, A. D. Herodotus. 4 Vols. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, London: Heinemann 1960.

Amar Annus


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