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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Persians

The Age of The Great Kings

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THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was the fabled palace-city of Persepolis where the Achaemenid monarchs held court in unparalleled grandeur. From here, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs passed laws, raised armies, and governed their multicultural Empire of enormous diversity.The Achaemenids, however, were one of the great dysfunctional families of history. Brothers fought brothers for power, wives… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4722-7729-9
  • EAN: 9781472277299
  • Produktnummer: 36739733
  • Verlag: Headline Book
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
  • Seitenangabe: 448 S.
  • Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
  • Masse: H23.2 cm x B15.2 cm x D3.8 cm 560 g
  • Gewicht: 560

Über den Autor


Born in Cefn Cribwr, Wales, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University and Director of the Ancient Iran Program for the British Institute of Persian Studies. He has previously taught at Edinburgh University, where he was Professor of Ancient Iranian and Greek History. He has spent extensive time in Iran, and is a specialist in the histories and cultures of Persia, the Near East, and Greece. He has also appeared on the BBC, Channel 4, in The Times and other media outlets. His previous books include King and Court in Ancient Persia, Ctesias' History of Persia, The Culture of Animals in Antiquity, and Designs on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World.

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