MEDO-PERSIA
(See also Medes; Media [Land]; Persia; rulers by name)
army:
archers: it-1 157
camps: it-1 398
capitals: it-2 327, 612; dp 152; w88 4/15 24
Babylon: it-2 612; w88 4/15 24
Ecbatana: it-1 674; it-2 328, 612; w88 4/15 24
Pasargadae: it-1 567; it-2 612
Persepolis: it-1 160; it-2 329, 612; gl 25; w88 3/15 26, 28; w88 4/15 24
Sardis: it-2 864
Susa (Shushan): it-1 148-149, 160; it-2 330-331, 612, 938-939; w88 3/15 28; w88 4/15 24
chronology: it-1 454
conquests: it-1 566; it-2 612; dp 133, 167-168; w88 3/15 26, 28
Babylon: it-1 236-237, 239, 454, 566-568; it-2 360, 509, 612; ip-1 176-180; si 296; g90 12/8 20; gm 123-125; w88 3/1 30-31; w88 3/15 26; w87 9/1 24-27
policy toward subject peoples: it-1 148, 569; it-2 327; g 6/12 14; w08 12/15 22; gl 24-25
court officials: it-1 12; it-2 371
criminal justice:
punishments: it-1 551-552, 1190
Cyrus unites: it-1 566; it-2 359-360, 611-612; w88 3/15 27
Daniel’s service: it-1 576-577; dp 115-117, 124-125
discussion: it-2 327, 611-617; g 2/11 16-18; gl 24-25; w88 3/15 26-29
dual nature of empire: it-1 583; it-2 360, 612; w98 11/15 9; w88 3/15 27
duration of empire: w88 3/15 29
Egypt subjugated by: it-1 698-699
gods:
Ahura Mazda: it-1 977-978; it-2 613; dp 151-152; sh 36-37
Anahita: it-1 977
Angra Mainyu: it-1 977
government: it-2 613
jurisdictional districts: it-2 140
satrap: it-2 870
Tirshatha: it-2 1109
Greece invaded by: it-1 1002-1003; dp 212-213
battle of Marathon (490 B.C.E.): g95 5/8 22-24
battle of Plataea (479 B.C.E.): g99 8/8 25-27
growth:
under Cyrus: it-2 612
under Darius Hystaspis: it-2 613
Israel under: w12 6/15 10; w96 1/15 26-28
Jehovah’s purpose served by: it-2 327
Jehovah’s sovereignty over: it-2 165-166
law: it-2 612-613
authenticity of Daniel (book): dp 20-22
unchangeability: it-2 613; dp 118
maps: it-2 327; mwb16.03 3; nwt 1781; gl 24; dp 149, 166; w88 3/15 26
official language: it-1 144
religion: it-2 612-613
Zoroastrianism: it-1 977-978
roads: it-2 613
rulers: it-2 611-617; dp 51-53
Arses: it-2 616
Artaxerxes (Bardiya or Gaumata): it-1 181-182, 583; it-2 613; w86 1/15 7, 9
Artaxerxes I (Longimanus): it-1 182, 463; it-2 614-616; dp 52-53, 197; si 88; w89 3/15 21-22; w88 3/15 28-29; w86 1/15 7, 9; w86 2/15 25
Artaxerxes II (Mnemon): it-2 616
Artaxerxes III (Ochus): it-1 454; it-2 616
Cambyses II (Ahasuerus of Ezra 4:6): it-1 61, 453, 581; it-2 613; w11 10/1 28; w86 1/15 7
Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great): it-1 148, 453, 566-569, 581; it-2 359-360, 612-613; g 6/12 14; w11 10/1 28; w08 12/15 22; gl 24-25; dp 149-152; w89 5/1 3; gm 123-125; w88 3/1 30-31; w88 3/15 27; w87 9/1 26-27; w86 1/15 7
Darius I (Darius Hystaspis, Darius the Great): it-1 148, 463, 583-584, 1002; it-2 613-616; dp 52; w88 3/15 27-28; w86 1/15 7
Darius II (Ochus): it-2 616
Darius III (Codommanus): it-2 616
Darius the Mede: it-1 580-583; it-2 360; dp 181; w98 11/15 8-9; w87 9/1 27
fairness and respect for law: it-2 612-613
regnal years: w86 2/15 25
Sogdianus: it-2 616
Xerxes I (possibly Ahasuerus): it-1 61, 95-96, 560, 762-763, 1002-1003, 1198; it-2 613-616; w12 1/1 22; g 8/09 26-27; dp 213; g99 4/8 25-27; w88 3/15 28; w86 1/15 7; w86 3/15 24
summer residence of kings: w88 3/15 27-28
symbolized by—
bear (Da 7): it-1 266, 268-269; it-2 327, 803-804; g 2/11 17; dp 132-134
breast and arms of silver (Da 2): it-1 1186; dp 51-53
ram (Da 8): it-1 269; dp 165-168; w88 3/15 27-29; w88 4/15 22-24
taxation of Jews: it-2 1070
treasury: it-2 1122
world power: it-2 327, 611-617; w12 6/15 10; w88 3/15 26-29
beginning: si 296
end: it-1 70, 1003; it-2 333, 360, 616; dp 155, 157-159, 213-214; g99 8/8 25-27; w88 3/15 29; w88 4/15 23-24
first Aryan: it-1 568; it-2 612