The Persians
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Maria Brosius
Series: Peoples of the ancient world
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780415320894; 9780415320900; 9780203068151
Subjects: History
Description: This comprehensive introduction conveys the history of the Persian empires from 700 BC to AD 650 and outlines the structures on which they were built: the king and his court, religion and culture and also art and architecture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Achaemenids; title: The Parthians (Arsacids); title: The Sasanians.