An edition of Persians
(2022)
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
2022, Basic Books
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Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
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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
List of Illustrations
Map
Family Tree
Prologue. Persepolis 488 BCE
Introduction
One. Establishing Empire
1. The Medes and the Persians
2. See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes
3. The Many Deaths — and Births — of Cyrus the Great
4. The Septre of Egypt
5. The Truth and the Lie
Two. Being Persian
6. When Bureaucrats Ruled the World
7. A Court under Canvas
8. Constructing Majesty
9. Slavery by Another Name
10. Crowns and Concubines
11. The Politics of Etiquette
12. Also Sprach Zarathustra
Three. High Empire
13. Exit Darius
14. Ruling Over Heroes
15. Let Slip the Dogs of War
16. Les Liaisons dangereuses
17. The Times They are a-Changin’
18. (Un)Happy Families
19. Blood Brothers
20. Women Beware Women
21. Violent Delights Have Violent Ends
22. Some Talk of Alexander
Epilogue. Persian Past; Iranian Present
Dramatis Personae
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Edition Notes
The Physical Object
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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 |