num_pages: 280
description: Xerxes' exploits are famous, but what about Irdabama, a successful landowner who controlled her own wine and grain business? Or the ruthless queen Parysatis who murdered her enemy after a game of dice? By approaching the subject from a near eastern perspective, and thoroughly re-examining theGreek sources, This book is the first to reveal the fascinating picture of women and their economic and political importance in the Persian empire.
language: English
title: Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 BC
titlecomplete: Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 BC (Oxford Classical Monographs)
genres: Nonfiction, History, Science, Ancient History
ratings_count: 33
publisher: Oxford University Press