rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_14f1d99b-4fb1-5700-945d-c97d256cabc5">The Fruits of the Fields Terms for Specific Rites All the Gods Royal and Funerary Cults Sacrificial Feasts and Other Festivals Conclusion REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 87: Funerary Customs REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 88: Religions in the Empire The “Political” Zoroastrianism of the Achaemenid Rulers The Achaemenids and the Religions of the Empire Conclusion REFERENCES FURTHER READING SECTION X: “GEISTESGESCHICHTE”, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 89: Schools, Erudition, and Wisdom Oral Education and Knowledge Transmission Education and Script Erudition and Wisdom REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 90: Astronomy and Astrology Introduction The Calendar Astronomical Observations Predictive and Theoretical Astronomy Astrology REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 91: Persian “Enlightenment” Introduction The Historical Background “Enlightenment” Sources for the Pre‐Socratics What Is New in Pre‐Socratic Philosophy? Philosophy, Science, Enlightenment, and the Disenchantment of the World Early Greek Philosophy and the Ancient Near East Outlook REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 92: Physicians and Medicine REFERENCES FURTHER READING Notes CHAPTER 93: Techniques of Art and Architecture Ceramics and Firing Techniques Mudbrick Architecture Stone Timber Glass Textile and Textile Productions REFERENCES FURTHER READING SECTION XI: THE PERSPECTIVE OF ART CHAPTER 94: Statuary and Relief Scope and Nature of the Evidence Trends and Approaches Pasargadae, Founded by Cyrus II The Bisitun Monument of Darius I Naqsh‐i Rustam Persepolis and Susa REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 95: The Minor Arts Introduction Achaemenid Glyptic Metalware Jewelry Other Minor Arts REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 96: Poetry, Music, and Dance REFERENCES FURTHER READING SECTION XII: RECEPTION AND HERITAGE SECTION XII.A: MODES OF PERCEPTION CHAPTER 97: The Perspectives of Greek and Latin Sources The Place of the Achaemenid Empire in a Global‐Historical Perspective
