An Influence of Achaemenid Historiography on Historiography of Greek

Zarrinkoub, Rozbeh; Malekzadeh, Yaser

doi:10.22059/jis.2018.68716

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of History at Tehran of University

² PH. D.Candidate Ancient History of Iran in University of Tehran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2018.68716

Abstract

Before coming Persians as conquerors to Asia Minor, Greek societies who lived in western Asia Minor had limited knowledge about Persian and Median culture and traditions. Their information usually had transferred by native habitants in Asia Minor. After Establishment of the Achaemenid Empire, Persians and Medians appeared in Anatolia and their societies habited in many places there. These societies expanded their culture and traditions. Because of their existence in high level of government organs, the political power of these people helps them to waste their culture. One of cultural elements was historiography. Although, Greek and Persian historiography has basic differences but Iranian and oriental tradition has affected in Greek historiography. Persian cultural manner in this historiography is so beheld. The other subject is the difference of Historical tradition of Ionia and Greece. In this article, we tried to show that these two traditions are deferent. Writing the history in Greece was depended to Ionic Historiography. so we can't say that the birthplace of historiography is Greece. In this paper we showed some Persian elements in Asia Minors' Historical traditions, and then we compared Persian and Greek Historical traditions in Anatolia. Finally we tried to show that how and when Greek Historiography was found and what was the role of the Persians in the formation of Greek historiography.

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An Influence of Achaemenid Historiography on Historiography of Greek

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Volume 8, Issue 1
August 2018
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An Influence of Achaemenid Historiography on Historiography of Greek

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Volume 8, Issue 1August 2018Pages 57-74

Volume 8, Issue 1
August 2018
Pages 57-74