| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-243) and indexes.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Titles for Royal Women. The Use of basileia in Greek Sources. The Mother of the King. The King's Wife. The King'sDaughter. The Royal Concubines -- 3. Royal Marriage Alliances. TheEarly Persian Kings. Darius I. Achaemenid Kings after Darius I. Royal Daughters and the Nobility -- 4. Royal Women and the Achaemenid Court.Public Appearances. Feasting. Death and Funerary Customs. Power andPolitical Influence -- 5. Women and the Economy of Achaemenid Persia.Royal Women. Further Evidence of High-Ranking Women. Non-Royal Women --6. Conclusion -- List of Royal Marriage Alliances -- Index of AncientSources. |
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