L'Asie mineure au IVe siècle (412-323 a.c.) : pouvoirs et jeux politiques

This study aims to fill a gap which has become more and more obvious: the study of Asia Minor in the fourth century BC has not seen a work of synthesis since W. Judeich, Kleinasiatische Studien, 1892. The first set of chapters analyzes the machinery of Persian administration in Anatolia: the satrapal system, its subdivisions, and the history of its evolution from its foundation. The second part attempts to reconstruct political history, despite the inevitable obscurities in any regional history.

All available sources are put to work in this effort: literary works from Herodotos to Strabo, archaeological evidence, inscriptions, and coins, which sometimes allow a complete reexamination of certain questions. The “great” revolt of the satraps of 362 and the expedition of Alexander provide the opportunity to construct a regional picture which aspires to show the diversity that characterizes Anatolia, crossroads of peoples and civilizations.