Remarks on Nehemiah and the Idea of “Overtaxation” in Persian Yehud
Abstract This article aims at providing a brief overview of the historiographic writings on Achaemenid taxation, showing how the thesis of overtaxation influenced our understanding of Neh. 5 and Persian Yehud in the 5th century BCE. It describes how it was once widely accepted that overtaxation led...
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Varia História |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-87752022000300825&tlng=en |