Document Type : Research Article
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1 Postdoctoral student in archaeology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2 Associate professor of Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Isfahan. Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
Persian kings have emphasized their Achaemenid or Aryan/Persian ancestry in royal inscriptions. Written records and evidence like coins, seals, monuments, and reliefs depict these kings as Persian heroes or as part of the Persian man. However, the Achaemenid Empire also accorded a distinctive worth to Persian men and people. This was no coincidence; Persians have been highlighted numerous times for their importance and contributions to the empire's purposes. It is crucial to remember that both of these categories are propagandistic sources that aim to disseminate the Achaemenid Empire's ideology through the idea of the "Persian man." The wording of the Achaemenid royal inscriptions states that the Persians' merits brought peace and order to their large area. The Persians, of course, were a hierarchical people, with the king at the top of the pyramid and equality limited to the royal ideological inscription. The Persians themselves actually existed in a hierarchy.
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