MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE WORK AND THOUGHT
OF ARNOLD J. TOYNBEE
by Teodoro Tagliaferri (University of Naples Federico II)
No. 18 (June 30th, 2023)
WRITINGS ON THE EMPIRES IN WORLD HISTORY, XIV
A.J. Toynbee, The First Iranian Empire, in Commémoration Cyrus: actes du Congrès de Shiraz 1971 et autres études rédigées à l’occasion du 2500e anniversaire de la fondation de l’Empire perse, «Acta Iranica: collection fondée à l’occasion du 2500e anniversaire de la fondation de l’Empire Perse par Cyrus le Grand», prèmiere série, 1-3, Teheran-Liege, Bibliothèque Pahlavi/ Leiden, Brill, 1974, vol. 1, Hommage universel, pp. 15-18. «From the newspaper “Kayan”» (ivi, p. 18).
“The founding of the First Iranian Empire is an event of major importance, not only in Iranian history, but in World history. The First Iranian Empire was the World’s sole superpower during the period of its existence, and its posthumous effect on human affairs has been lasting. Nor is this empire merely an important landmark in mankind’s past; it also has a relevance for the future.”
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