Dynastic Lycia : a political history of the Lycians and their relations with foreign powers, C. 545-362 B.C.
This volume deals with the history of Lycia in the Achaemenid period, the time of its most famous monuments, discussing all the evidence that can be used in the reconstruction. It is the first book-length treatment in English of Lycia that focuses on historical matters. The first four synchronic chapters deal with general aspects of the Lycian political set-up. The remaining nine chapters take the reader through a detailed examination of the history of the period. Because of the Lycians strategically important location between the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, this work is important for understanding the wider interaction of the Achaemenid Persian empire and the Greek world
xii, 268 pages : map ; 25 cm.
9789004109568, 9004109560
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Introduction and sources
The Lycian people and their environment
Lycian political structures and the Lycian 'kings' and 'nobility'
Iranization and Hellenization
Lycia 545-522: the Persian conquest and the Xanthian dynasty
The Lycians under Darius and Xerxes
Lycia's entry into the Delian League
The reign of Kuprlli
Athenian attempts to regain Lycia in the Archidamian War
Lycian relations with Tissaphernes, and the last Xanthian dynasts
Perikle of Limyra
The end of the dynastic system of rule in Lycia, and the beginning of Carian domination
Envoi: Lycia after the Achaemenids
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Manchester, 1992)