Artaxerxes in Constantinople: Basil I’s Genealogy and Byzantine Historical Memory of the Achaemenid Persians

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The descent from Artaxerxes I Makrocheir alleged by Leo VI, an example of medieval ‘Persianism’, may have been prompted by Artaxerxes’ biblical reputation for helping rebuild Jerusalem.

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Nathan Leidholm, Bilkent University

Nathan Leidholm is an Assistant Professor in the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas at Bilkent University.

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2020-08-21

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