The Achaemenid State and World Civilization

Tsereteli, Giorgi V.

doi:10.22034/hunara.2024.210618

The Achaemenid State and World Civilization

Document Type : Republish

Author

Giorgi V. Tsereteli

https://doi.org/10.22034/hunara.2024.210618

Abstract

Throughout their long and rich history, the Iranian people have created marvellous monuments of material and spiritual culture and made a big contribution to the progress of world civilization.
A very important place in Iran’s history belongs to the Achaemenid period, when, after the establishment of the Achaemenid State 25 centuries ago, firm foundations of Iranian statehood and culture were laid. This period played an important role in the historical and cultural development of many other countries, which were part of the Achaemenid State.

Keywords

Achaemenid Studies

Cyrus the Great

Persian Kingdom

Originally authored on the occassion of the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, this is a republication of "The Achaemenid State and World Civilization" by the late Georgian scholar Giorgi V. Tsereteli (1904-1973) on the occasion of his 120^th birthday. This article was originally published in: Acta Iranica Première Série Commémoration Cyrus Actes du congrès de Shiraz 1971 et autres études rédigées à l’occasion du 2500^еanniversaire de la fondation de l’Empire Perse. Volume 1, Hommage Universel, 1974, pp. 102-107. Bibliotèque Pahlavi.