Henry P. Colburn. Archaeology of Empire in Achaemenid Egypt

The A. offers, in a monographic volume, an extensive overview on the archaeology of Achaemenid Egypt, which represents, according to the A., a perfect case study for determining the nature and the impact of the Achaemenid empire in a single region, such as what he recognises was recently done for Anatolia and Armenia. In a comparative perspective with regard to several regions of the empire, this approach helps the A. to embrace the idea of a “discrepant experience”—a concept borrowed by Davi...