Abstract

The art and rituals related to Achaemenid and Seleucid funerary monuments are examined with two goals. On the one hand, to what extent did Seleucid and Middle Iranian monuments and ritual practices involve Achaemenid traditions? On the other hand, to what extent were new practices adopted using royal traditions from Macedonia, the nomadic steppes, southern Asia and “Iranized” royal traditions? The author analyzes the main Iranian royal funerary monuments (Pasargadae, Naqs-e Rostam), Seleucid ...

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