The Persians
Type
Book
Authors
Category
930-969 Ancient, Asian & European History
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
The Folio Society, United Kingdom
Pages
374 pages
Subject
Achaemenid dynasty, -- 559-330 B.C. Iran -- History -- To 640. Iran.
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Abstract
Persia was the first superpower of the ancient world. Her history is one of ceaseless campaigning, conquest, subjugation and revolt, dominated by the warrior?kings? Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius and Xerxes. When Cambyses conquered Egypt in 525 BC, the empire was more vast and formidable than any seen before, stretching from the Nile to Afghanistan. J.M. Cook's authoritative history reveals the military strategies by which Persia reached her position of unprecedented greatness and the infrastructure by which she maintained it, until Darius III was finally defeated by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
Biblio Notes
Genre/Form: History
Named Person: Achaemenid dynasty; Achaemenid dynasty
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: J M Cook
OCLC Number: 44451514
Notes: "The Persians was first published in 1983 by J.M. Dent & Sons under the title The Persian Empire. The text of this edition follows that of the first edition with minor emendations."--Title page verso.
Description: xxii, 374 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Contents: The Emergence of Medes and Persians --
The Sources --
The Deeds of Cyrus the Great --
Cyrus' Rule --
The Critical Decade --
Darius' Conquests --
The Character of Darius' Rule --
The Organisation of the Provinces --
Darius' Feud with the Athenians --
The Armed Forces and Communications --
Xerxes' Great Expedition --
Narrative of Middle Achaemenid History --
King and Court --
Old Persian Religion --
Palaces and Art --
Satraps, Hyparchs, and Fief-Holders --
The Extent of the Empire --
Narrative of Later Achaemenid History.
Other Titles: Persian empire
Responsibility: J.M. Cook.
Named Person: Achaemenid dynasty; Achaemenid dynasty
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: J M Cook
OCLC Number: 44451514
Notes: "The Persians was first published in 1983 by J.M. Dent & Sons under the title The Persian Empire. The text of this edition follows that of the first edition with minor emendations."--Title page verso.
Description: xxii, 374 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Contents: The Emergence of Medes and Persians --
The Sources --
The Deeds of Cyrus the Great --
Cyrus' Rule --
The Critical Decade --
Darius' Conquests --
The Character of Darius' Rule --
The Organisation of the Provinces --
Darius' Feud with the Athenians --
The Armed Forces and Communications --
Xerxes' Great Expedition --
Narrative of Middle Achaemenid History --
King and Court --
Old Persian Religion --
Palaces and Art --
Satraps, Hyparchs, and Fief-Holders --
The Extent of the Empire --
Narrative of Later Achaemenid History.
Other Titles: Persian empire
Responsibility: J.M. Cook.
Number of Copies
1
