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| TRHL5032 | History of the Achaemenid Empire | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatih İNAN | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhami Tekin CİNEMRE | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to examine all aspects of Iranian history during the Achaemenid Empire, which ruled from 550 to 330 BCE. To this end, the course aims to explore the Achaemenids' political, religious, and economic history; understand the administrative order they established; and interpret the Greeks' thoughts about Persia and its people. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | The sources relating to the Achaemenid period can be studied. | | 1,5, | | PO - 2 : | Discuss the importance of Ahamenid history and its administrative and economic structures. | | 1, | | PO - 3 : | The religious practices of the Achaemenids can be interpreted. | | 1, | | PO - 4 : | The relationship between the Achaemenid and Hellenistic worlds can be understood. | | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The Achaemenid Empire (550?330 BCE) was the largest and oldest Persian empire. The Achaemenid kings were unrivaled rulers of the Near East, occupying an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to Afghanistan. This course will focus on the reigns of these rulers, examining their political, sociocultural, and military achievements. Students will evaluate Near Eastern and Greek sources about these reigns. Topics such as the Persian language, life in the provinces, women in Persian society, art and architecture, religion, and military techniques will be examined. The course will use textual and visual materials. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The geography of ancient Iran | | | Week 2 | Sources of Achaemenid History | | | Week 3 | The Elamites and the Medes | | | Week 4 | The foundation of the Achaemenid Empire and Anatolia. | | | Week 5 | Darius I's imperial ideology | | | Week 6 | I. Xerxes and the Greeks | | | Week 7 | The Persian?Greek Wars | | | Week 8 | The Achaemenid administrative structure and satrapy system | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Achaemenid religious structure | | | Week 11 | Achaemenid economy | | | Week 12 | Satrap Revolts. | | | Week 13 | Alexander the Great and the Fall of the Achaemenids | | | Week 14 | Student presentations | | | Week 15 | Overall evaluation | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Llewellyn-Jones, LLoyd. 2025. Persler-Büyük Krallar Çağı, Çev. Nur Nirven ve İ. Hakkı Yılmaz, Pinhan Yayıncılık, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Wiesehöfer, Josef. 2019. Antik Pers Tarihi, Ön Asya'nın Kadim Krallığı, Çev. Mehmet Ali İnci, Totem Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Sarıkaya, Sevgi. 2018. Anadolu?da Persler Daskyleion Satraplığı, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Öncü, Fariz. 2023. Persler Döneminde Anadolu?da Ekonomi (MÖ 6. ve 5. Yüzyıllar), Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 21.11.2025 | 90 dk. | 25 | | Presentation | 14 | 25.12.2025 | 30 dk. | 25 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12.01.2026 | 90 dk. | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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