LEADER 00000cam a2200769Ki 4500 001 ocn964447247 003 OCoLC 005 20190705070040.4 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 161128s2016 stkabe ob 001 0 eng d 015 GBB636867|2bnb 016 7 017768538|2Uk 019 964531212|a967029074|a1039622389|a1079902045|a1080221148 |a1091368905|a1091731797 020 9780748647248|q(electronic book) 020 0748647244|q(electronic book) 020 |z9780748647231 020 |z0748647236 020 |z9781474404556|q(epub) 020 1474404553 020 9781474404556 035 (OCoLC)964447247|z(OCoLC)964531212|z(OCoLC)967029074 |z(OCoLC)1039622389|z(OCoLC)1079902045|z(OCoLC)1080221148 |z(OCoLC)1091368905|z(OCoLC)1091731797 037 22573/ctt1bh18ds|bJSTOR 040 JSTOR|beng|erda|epn|cJSTOR|dOCLCO|dYDX|dOCLCA|dGZM|dOCL |dN$T|dEBLCP|dIDEBK|dIOG|dLVT|dUKMGB 043 e-gr--- 049 RIDW 050 4 DS281|b.M667 2016eb 072 7 SOC003000|2bisacsh 072 7 HIS002010|2bisacsh 072 7 HIS002000|2bisacsh 082 04 935.05|223 090 DS281|b.M667 2016eb 100 1 Morgan, Janett,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ no2010172073|eauthor. 245 10 Greek perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire :|bPersia through the looking glass /|cJanett Morgan. 264 1 Edinburgh :|bEdinburgh University Press,|c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 1 online resource (xix, 365 pages) :|billustrations, maps, plans. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Edinburgh studies in ancient Persia 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-353) and index. 505 0 Introduction. Perspectives, looking glasses and the Achaemenid Empire -- Journeys of the mind : Greek perspectives on the "East" before the Achaemenid Empire -- Journeys through the looking glass : early perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire -- Facing the Gorgon : reactions ot the Achaemenid Empire in classical Athens -- What the butler saw : intimate perspectives on king and court in Ionian texts -- The mirror crack'd : Spartan responses to the "East" and to the Achaemenid Empire -- Entering the hall of mirrors : Macedonia and the Achaemenid Empire -- Conclusion. Travelling with eunuchs. 520 "In the aftermath of the Greco-Persian Wars, Greek communities produced a variety of images of the Achaemenids and their Empire in texts and on vases and architecture. These perspectives have traditionally been explained as responses to victory in wars. However, Janett Morgan shows that these responses fit into wider patterns of Greek engagements with the east and reflect dialogues of elite identity rather than hubristic celebration. Through a study of ancient texts and material evidence from the archaic and classical periods, she investigates the historical, political and social factors that inspired and manipulated different identities for Persia, and the Persians within different Greek communities"--|cBack cover. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 600 30 Achaemenid dynasty,|d559-330 B.C.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85000482 600 37 Achaemenid dynasty,|d559-330 B.C.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/212031 648 7 To 146 B.C|2fast 648 7 To 146 B.C.|2fast 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 651 0 Greece|xHistory|yTo 146 B.C.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85057074|xSources.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012010 651 7 Greece.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1208380 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 655 7 Sources.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423900 776 08 |iPrint version:|aMorgan, Janett.|tGreek perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire.|dEdinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]|z9780748647231|w(DLC) 2016303227 |w(OCoLC)945110895 830 0 Edinburgh studies in ancient Persia.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/no2014081893 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=1584871|zOnline eBook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20190709|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 7-5-19 5915 |lridw 994 92|bRID