Statement

To hold the empire together, Darius I evidently sought to codify the local laws of his subject communities. A document from Egypt suggests he told his satrap to assemble a panel of Egyptian wise men who would write down all of Egypt's ancient laws, whether civil, priestly or private.

References

1. p. 49

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   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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