The Return of the Ten Thousand
Structural Deficiency or Proper Function of the Administrative System of the Achaemenid Empire?
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Many Greek historians and their Western successors viewed the Achaemenid decline as beginning with Xerxesâ invasion of Greece. The return of Cyrus the Youngerâs Greek mercenaries after the Battle of Cunaxa was seen as a sign of Persian weakness, foreshadowing Alexanderâs invasion. This article examines the link between the Achaemenid Empireâs administrative structure and the successful march of the Ten Thousand. It argues that the empireâs hierarchical organization, divided into military territories, required local authorities to defend their regions while also supplying forces to the central government during crises such as Cyrusâs revolt. Although the grand satraps were preoccupied with civil war and could not effectively counter the Greeks, local authorities managed to resist them, suggesting that the Greeksâ return reflected the Achaemenidsâ effective administrative system rather than their decline.
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The Return of the Ten Thousand
Structural Deficiency or Proper Function of the Administrative System of the Achaemenid Empire?
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Abstract
Many Greek historians and their Western successors viewed the Achaemenid decline as beginning with Xerxesâ invasion of Greece. The return of Cyrus the Youngerâs Greek mercenaries after the Battle of Cunaxa was seen as a sign of Persian weakness, foreshadowing Alexanderâs invasion. This article examines the link between the Achaemenid Empireâs administrative structure and the successful march of the Ten Thousand. It argues that the empireâs hierarchical organization, divided into military territories, required local authorities to defend their regions while also supplying forces to the central government during crises such as Cyrusâs revolt. Although the grand satraps were preoccupied with civil war and could not effectively counter the Greeks, local authorities managed to resist them, suggesting that the Greeksâ return reflected the Achaemenidsâ effective administrative system rather than their decline.
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