Ancient Persia A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC

Name: Ancient Persia A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC
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ISBN: 9780521253697

ISBN-10: 0521253691

ISBN-13: 9780521253697

Edition: 2013

Authors: Matthew Waters

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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…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/20/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 274
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English




Introduction: tracking an empire



Forerunners of the Achaemenids: the first half of the first millennium BCE



Persia rising: a new empire



From Cyrus to Darius I: empire in transition



Appendix: Darius' war for the succession



Darius the king



Mechanics of empire



Xerxes, the expander of the realm



Anatomy of empire



Empire at large: from the death of Xerxes to Darius II



Maintaining empire: Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes III



Twilight of the Achaemenids



Epilogue



Timeline



Chronological chart of Achaemenid Persian kings



Lineages (family tree) of the Achaemenid royal family



Further readings