« The Assyrian expansion in the Zagros and the local ruling elites », in : G. B. Lanfranchi, M. Roaf, R. Rollinger, eds., Continuity of Empire (?) Assyria, Media, Persia. Padova, S.a.r.g.o.n. Editrice e Libreria, 2003, pp. 79-118. (History of the Ancient Near East / Monographs – V)
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Aurélie Daems, « « The Assyrian expansion in the Zagros and the local ruling elites », in : G. B. Lanfranchi, M. Roaf, R. Rollinger, eds., Continuity of Empire (?) Assyria, Media, Persia. Padova, S.a.r.g.o.n. Editrice e Libreria, 2003, pp. 79-118. (History of the Ancient Near East / Monographs – V) », Abstracta Iranica, ID : 10.4000/abstractairanica.3354
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In this vast paper, the question is posed of what role Media played within the Assyrian Empire and how/why the Empire on its turn expanded in the Zagros area. The author suggests two stages in the Assyrian expansion in the Zagros: a first annexation by Ashurnasirpal II and a second one during the reigns of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon. Media appeared to have a special place within the Assyrian Empire: it was termed a barbareous, strong political and distant power. It is also the only polity...