The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt - The Ancient Near East Today

Satraps (“governors”) did the everyday work of maintaining Persian imperial rule across its vast empire. Ancient texts from Egypt allow us to understand how this arrangement worked. Read the new ANE Today, "The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt", here: buff.ly/OCthYHt #Persia #Egypt #Empires Satraps (“governors”) did the everyday work of maintaining Persian imperial rule across its vast emp