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Persians
The Age of the Great Kings
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
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A history of the Persian Empire from a Persian perspective (as much as that's possible) from its founding in the early 600 BCE by Cyrus I to its end in 330 BCE with the death of Darius III.
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Persia, ancient history, Asian / Middle Eastern historyPlaces
Babylon, Egypt, Pasargadae, PersepolisTimes
600bce-330bceShowing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
2023, Headline Publishing Group
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Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
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Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
2022, Basic Books
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First Sentence
"At the Nowruz festival in the spring of 488 BCE, the time in which the Persians celebrated their New Year with feasting, partying, and gift-giving, Darius, Great King, King of Kings, King of All Lands, the Achaemenid, sat on his throne in the heart of his palace-city of Persepolis and magnanimously received the homage of his empire."
Table of Contents
Contents
Page ix
List of Illustrations
Page xi
Map
Page xv
Family Tree
Page xvi
Prologue.
Persepolis 488 BCE
Page 1
Introduction
Page 5
One.
Establishing Empire
1.
The Medes and the Persians
Page 33
2.
See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes
Page 48
3.
The Many Deaths — and Births — of Cyrus the Great
Page 75
4.
The Septre of Egypt
Page 88
5.
The Truth and the Lie
Page 99
Two.
Being Persian
6.
When Bureaucrats Ruled the World
Page 127
7.
A Court under Canvas
Page 148
8.
Constructing Majesty
Page 155
9.
Slavery by Another Name
Page 166
10.
Crowns and Concubines
Page 173
11.
The Politics of Etiquette
Page 193
12.
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Page 202
Three.
High Empire
13.
Exit Darius
Page 225
14.
Ruling Over Heroes
Page 233
15.
Let Slip the Dogs of War
Page 244
16.
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Page 263
17.
The Times They are a-Changin’
Page 275
18.
(Un)Happy Families
Page 291
19.
Blood Brothers
Page 300
20.
Women Beware Women
Page 320
21.
Violent Delights Have Violent Ends
Page 335
22.
Some Talk of Alexander
Page 353
Epilogue.
Persian Past; Iranian Present
Page 375
Dramatis Personae
Page 399
Further Reading
Page 408
Acknowledgments
Page 417
Index
Page 419
About the Author
Page 432
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| March 15, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| October 12, 2022 | Edited by frstndlstlns | added description |
| September 28, 2021 | Created by ImportBot | import new book |