Cyrus the Great (r.550-530 BCE), founder of the Achaemenid Empire captured it around 540-539 BCE, and under his son Cambyses II (r.530-522 BCE) it became one of the four capitals of the empire ...

AMMAN — Achaemenid Empire (559 BC – 330 BC) exercised political influence in the Levant but a few monuments remained in this part of the Middle East that were typical for Achaemenid architecture.

Ebbinghaus, Susanne Eremin, Katherine Lerner, Judith A. Nagel, Alexander and Chang, Angela 2023. An Achaemenid God in Color. Heritage, Vol. 7, Issue. 1, p. 1. In this volume, Alexander Nagel ...

The tablets, inscribed primarily in Elamite cuneiform and Aramaic, vary in shape and size and provide crucial insights into the management of resources, infrastructure, social relations, basic needs, ...

“They were often linked together with a string through a single hole, possibly as substitutes for original seals in busy offices. The seal impressions on the tablets provide a fascinating glimpse into ...