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      Persians: The Age of The Great Kings

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      A definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.

      THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world''s first superpower.

      The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching fro...

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      Product ID:9781472277329
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Persians
      Subtitle:The Age of The Great Kings
      Authors:Author: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
      Page Count:448
      Subjects:Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, Empires & historical states, Persian Empire
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      A definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.

      THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world''s first superpower.

      The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was the fabled palace-city of Persepolis where the Achaemenid monarchs held court in unparalleled grandeur. From here, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs passed laws, raised armies, and governed their multicultural Empire of enormous diversity.

      The Achaemenids, however, were one of the great dysfunctional families of history. Brothers fought brothers for power, wives and concubines plotted to promote their sons to the throne, and eunuchs and courtiers vied for influence and prestige.

      Our understanding of the Persian Empire has traditionally come from the histories of Greek writers such as Herodotus - and as such, over many centuries, our perspective has been skewed by ancient political and cultural agendas. Professor Llewellyn-Jones, however, calls upon original Achaemenid sources, including inscriptions, art, and recent archaeological discoveries in Iran, to create an authentic ''Persian Version'' of this remarkable first great empire of antiquity - the Age of the Great Kings.


      Imprint Name:Wildfire
      Publisher Name:Headline Publishing Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2023-04-13

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      Weight340 g
      Dimensions129 × 197 × 35 mm