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Taxes and Tributes According to the Classical Sources Taxation and Service Obligations Under the Persians According to Babylonian Cuneiform Texts REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 68: Temple Economy The Role of the King Feeding the Gods Feeding the Priesthood Resources The Workforce Tilling the Land and Tending the Gardens Birds and Fish Craftsmen Tax and Corvée Obligations Conclusion REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 69: Babylonian Entrepreneurs Introduction Sources Babylonian Entrepreneurs in the Empire REFERENCES FURTHER READING SECTION VII: SOCIETY AND POLITICS CHAPTER 70: The Residences The Residences in the Imperial Capitals A Metropolis, a Citadel, and “Empty Cities” The Surroundings of the Residences Function The Residences in the Imperial Capitals – Conclusion ACKNOWLEDGMENT REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 71: The Court What Was the Persian “Court”? Theater of Royalty: Court Ceremony and Etiquette The Itinerant Court REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 72: King – Elites and Subjects – Slaves Tribes King Elites Subjects Slaves REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 73: Banquet and Gift Exchange Research Context The King as Receiver and Giver Items of Exchange The King's Table Conspicuous Consumption and Competitive Gift‐Giving Evaluating Importance REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 74: Clothes and Insignia The Riding Costume The Court Robe REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 75: Jurisdiction The King as Lawgiver and Judge The Role of the Satrap Local Jurisdiction: The Case of Babylonia REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 76: Diplomacy Ambassadors, Arbiters, and Envoys The Conduct of Intercourse and Negotiations Travel to and from the Achaemenid Court Protocol Bridging Language Barriers and Diplomacy Xenia Dexiae Gifts REFERENCES FURTHER READING CHAPTER 77: Hunting and Leisure Activities ACKNOWLEDGMENT REFERENCES FURTHER READING