Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 7: THE EMPIRES OF PERSIA

Primary Source Links


Herodotus: Solon and Croesus, from The Histories
Famous meeting between Croesus and Solon.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-creususandsolon.html )
Herodotus: On The Customs of the Persians, c. 430 BCE
Greek historian Herodotus's account of Persian society.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-persians.html )
Zarathustra is Being Repulsed by Everybody
Theological work of Zoroastrianism detailing Zoroaster's difficulties in winning early converts.
( http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/224.html )
The Crossing of the Cinvat Bridge
Zoroastrian account of judgment after death.
( http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/172.html )
Xenophon: When Cyrus the Great was a Boy
Parables from Cyrus's childhood.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenophon-cyrusboy.html )
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