The Achaemenid Empire in Herodotus: identity and politics in Herodotus' histories

• Grant number: 16/14318-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: October 01, 2016
• End date: September 30, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Ancient and Medieval History
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Aparecido Rede
• Grantee: Matheus Treuk Medeiros de Araujo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study aims at the systematic analysis of the terminology and conceptual apparatus employed by Herodotus when describing the Achaemenid Persian Empire (taken as a political entity). Greek political vocabulary is examined and specified. This study aims to verify if Greek sources had developed an idea of empire similar to the modern one and also the consequences and historical meaning of the emergence of this idea. (AU)

Scientific publications

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MATHEUS TREUK MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO. O império persa e o pensamento político clássico: um panorama. ARCHAI-REVISTA DE ESTUDOS SOBRE AS ORIGENS DO PENSAMENTO OCIDENTAL, n. 25, 2019-04-11. (16/14318-0)

MATHEUS TREUK MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO. Notas sobre Neemias e a ideia de “tributação excessiva” na Yehud persa. Varia História, v. 38, n. 78, p. 825-859, 2022-12-16. (16/14318-0)

MATHEUS TREUK MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO. A INSCRIÇÃO DE BEHISTUN (C. 520 A.C.): TRADUÇÃO DO TEXTO PERSA ANTIGO PARA O PORTUGUÊS, INTRODUÇÃO CRÍTICA E COMENTÁRIOS. Revista de História, n. 182, 2023-06-26. (22/07801-8, 16/14318-0)

Academic Publications

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ARAUJO, Matheus Treuk Medeiros de. The Achaemenid Empire in Herodotus: identity and politics in the histories. 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.