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The Achaemenid empire is known for having assimilated conquered cities into itself without having destroyed their existing cultural and religious systems. I'm
by totalZero 6y ago
The Achaemenid empire is known for having assimilated conquered cities into itself without having destroyed their existing cultural and religious systems.
I'm just theorizing here, but it seems to me that conscription of local military units into the empire's vast army would follow a similar tack, whereby new soldiers are not stripped of their existing identity in the process of becoming Persian soldiers. In light of such an attitude, a usable but unusual shield or weapon belonging to a conscript would not necessarily be worth replacing.
- eternalban 6y agoThat is how they are depicted in Takhteh Jamsheed (aka Persepolis). In the first pic from the OP, you will note Persian soldiers have the flutted hats, and the Medes have the round hat. Apadanah depicts the procession of Nations that presented themselves at Spring Soltice (Persian NoRouz literally "New Day") to the court, in their national garb: https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/apadana-in-persepolis-procession-of-the-delegations-of-the-vassal-of-picture-id640265343?s=2048x2048 https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/apadana-in-persepolis-p...
- eternalban 6y agohttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Xerxes_all_ethnicities.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Xerxes_a...