that the administrative basis of the Persian Empire was introduced by Cyrus the Great‚ where it was later revised and stabilised by Darius I around 519BC. According to Herodotus‚ Xerxes had inherited his father Darius’ perfected system of satrapies‚ satraps and economic and communications improvements which enabled Xerxes to continue the running of the Achaemenid empire. Modern historian Bury states that the administration of the empire included all the important aspects of life‚ such as; military
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How did Xerxes deal wit the revolts in the Persian Empire? One of the great challenges faced by Xerxes during his time as ruler of the Persian Empire‚ was the method by which the revolts in both Egypt and Babylon would be dealt with. Essentially‚ he dealt with the revolts in two different ways; firstly using his military force to quickly and decisively quell the revolts; which were followed by either political or administrative reforms (or a combination of both). These methods reflected his ability
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Speech as Xerxes Greetings‚ subjects. My reign was sufficient and completely beneficial to the Persian society‚ I deserve this power as even Herodetus the Greek writer said with “among all these immense numbers there was not a man who‚ for stature and noble bearing‚ was more worthy than Xerxes to wield so vast a power. I deserved to take the throne‚ and it was Ahuramazda’s will. Other sons of Darius there were‚ but thus unto Ahura-Mazda was the desire – Darius my father made me the greatest after
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Xerxes’ kingship after Darius was from 426BC to 465BC‚ his accession being a decision finalised by the previous king from a number of factors as evident in inscriptions‚ reliefs as well as accounts by the Greek historian‚ Herodotus. It was not straightforward that Xerxes’ would succeed his father‚ and the sources provide dates and insight that factor out possibilities which may have resulted in Darius’ final decision. Xerxes’ had several brothers both of half and of blood‚ including Artobazanes
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The Persians had originally worshipped many minor gods before the teaching of Zoroaster were adopted by Darius and the Xerxes. These minor gods were called Daevas. Darius and Xerxes had replaced the Daevas with Ahuramazda as the Persian god to worship. From the leadership of Darius and Xerxes‚ the Persian was Zoroastrian religion‚ this religion believed in rituals such as Lan-sacrifice which was cantered on making offering to a god or traditional cult. The Persepolis tablet gives evidence that these
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There is much scholarly debate on Xerxes’ rise to prominence due to the contradictory nature of primary sources; both archaeological and epigraphic‚ particularly regarding challenges to the throne. The political system was particularly murky in the area of succession; with no clear rules established by the time of Xerxes. Herodotus‚ as the focal primary source for Xerxes’ rise to prominence; must be indefinitely treated with due caution‚ given his Greek heritage‚ tendency to caricature the Persians
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revenge on the opposing empire‚ however‚ died in 486 BC. Succeeding the throne was his son Xerxes who set out to advance with Darius’ planned invasion of Greece. Xerxes planned his attack with new strategies‚ combining both a land and sea offence. As this would require a large army accompanied by a supportive and communicative navy‚ this logistical exercise took nearly four years to prepare. Hearing of Xerxes planned invasion in just 481 BC simultaneously resulted in a quick development of the Greek
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Multidimensional conceptualization of parent involvement in children’s schooling according to Grolmck’s (1994)‚ it describes that parents must support their child specially to their experiences. Parental Involvement and academic achievement of peer accepted and peer rejected children‚ a study by Chowdhary and Jayasmita (1997)‚ describes that parental involvement may have influence to the academic performance of a child as a accepted or rejected. Comparative study of parent-child
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Nikki Slesin Ms. Marshall-Fleenor History 9-1 November 17‚ 2007 Islamic Achievements made by the Muslims during the Golden Age In less than a century after Muhammad created the Islamic faith and state‚ Muslims and the new cultural power of Islam controlled half of the civilized world. Expansion that started with the rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs continued under the Umayyad Dynasty‚ which ruled from A.D 661 to 750. Islam gained political control and influence from Spain to the borders
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University August 15‚ 2000. In this article‚ the author first mentioned the personal background‚ and history of David C. McClelland and his four major contributions in the management field. They are: i. Theory of Human Motives (Needs for Achievement‚ Affiliation‚ Power) and the Leadership Motive Profile ii. Motivational Change iii. The Development of Tests and Operant Methods iv. The Development of Job-Competency Studies The authors then briefly explain each of the contributions
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