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Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550330 BCE

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ISBN
9781107009608

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
110700960X
ISBN-13
9781107009608
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038783818

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
274 Pages
Publication Name
Ancient Persia : a Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Subject
Ancient / General
Type
Textbook
Author
Matthew Waters
Subject Area
History
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Item Length
6.2 in
Item Width
9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2013-027356
Reviews
"An invaluable new resource for students of the Classical and Near Eastern worlds! Unparalleled in its clear and concise discussion, Ancient Persia draws on rich textual, visual, and archaeological sources to convey a cogent overview of the systems, places, and people who made up the Persian Empire. This tour-de-force is a must-have for scholars and the interested public alike." Elspeth Dusinberre, University of Colorado, Boulder, "Attractively written, concise, and even-handed, this compact presentation fills a notable gap in the available literature. It will find a warm welcome from students and others who wish to familiarize themselves with a key period in the history of ancient Iran." David Stronach, University of California, Berkeley
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
935/.05
Table Of Content
1. Introduction: tracking an empire; 2. Forerunners of the Achaemenids: the first half of the first millennium BCE; 3. Persia rising: a new empire; 4. From Cyrus to Darius I: empire in transition; 5. Darius the king; 6. Mechanics of empire; 7. Xerxes, the expander of the realm; 8. Anatomy of empire; 9. Empire at large: from the death of Xerxes to Darius II; 10. Maintaining empire: Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes III; 11. Twilight of the Achaemenids; 12. Epilogue; Appendix A. Timeline; Appendix B. Chronological chart of Achaemenid Persian kings; Appendix C. Lineages (family tree) of the Achaemenid royal family; Appendix D. Further readings.
Synopsis
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., 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., In this succinct history of ancient Persia under the Achaemenid dynasty rulers, Matt Waters examines how the empire retained its vitality for more than two hundred years (c.550-330 BCE) and left a massive imprint on subsequent Near Eastern and European history.
LC Classification Number
DS281 .W38 2014

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