Introduction to the development of water structures and the use of waterways in the Achaemenid civilization

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Eskandar Mombeini ¹ , Shokooh Sadat Arabi Hashemi ² , Ahmad Kamranifar ³

1 - PhD Student in History, Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor of History, Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

Received: 2020-12-25 Accepted : 2021-08-18 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Achaemenid Empire, floodway, maritime boundray, saefaring,

Abstract :

Iranians in the Achaemenid period with the conquest of the Babylonian and Lady empires and access to one of the most important economic regions of the ancient world, Mesopotamia and the eastern shores of the Mediterranean and Egypt, inherited a thousand years of maritime experience of different ethnic groups in these areas and to strengthen this heritage. Precious took effective steps; Most of these measures were taken to facilitate maritime trade and the use of sea routes. Sending a naval exploration team to the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea, began digging the Suez Canal in 497 BC. The connection of the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea through the construction of a large waterway in Egypt and the construction of ports and the formation of a large fleet of warships and support ships is part of the extensive commercial, economic and military actions and program of the Achaemenids, especially Darius I and shows that the Achaemenids They are aware of the strategic importance of water areas and their military and economic role in these areas. The main purpose of this article is to examine the position of these areas from a military and economic perspective and its effect on the short-term and long-term policies of the Achaemenid government.