Analysis of Achaemenid architecture and reliefs from the perspective of administrative policies in the South Caucasus and Anatolia

The regions of the South Caucasus (present-day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) as well as Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) were part of the vast Achaemenid Empire (330-550 BC), with vast archaeological data including jewelry, seals, and metal utensils. , Pottery, etc. in these areas, have been obtained from excavations of Achaemenid layers. But the most important data found in these areas are the reliefs and architecture with Achaemenid art themes. While a number of Achaemenid palaces have been found in the South Caucasus region, a number of prominent Achaemenid satrapies have survived in Anatolia; While in the Caucasus no reliefs have been found so far, and in Anatolia no architectural structures or architectural elements similar to Persepolis have been found. These differences seem to reflect the Achaemenid policies of governing the areas under their control and their federal model of government