Description: The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I (r.522-486 BCE), held sway over territory stretching from the Indus River Valley to southeastern Europe and from the western Himalayas to northeast Africa. In this book, Matt Waters gives a detailed historical overview of the Achaemenid period while considering the manifold interpretive problems historians face in constructing and understanding its history. This book offers a Persian perspective even when relying on Greek textual sources and archaeological evidence. Waters situates the story of the Achaemenid Persians in the context of their predecessors in the mid-first millennium BCE and through their successors after the Macedonian conquest, constructing a compelling narrative of how the empire retained its vitality for more than two hundred years (c.550-330 BCE) and left a massive imprint on Middle Eastern as well as Greek and European history.
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EAN: 9780521253697
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Book Title: Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemeni
Item Length: 22.6 cm
Number of Pages: 274 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Ancient Persia: a Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 Bce
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: History
Item Height: 226 mm
Item Weight: 390 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Matt Waters
Item Width: 150 mm
Format: Paperback
