Persians: An Introduction

✍ Scribed by Maria Brosius

• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 241
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The only book of its kind to cover both the Achaemenid period and the thousand years following Alexander's conquest, The Persians explores the period from the seventh century BC, to the seventh century AD, and presents a comprehensive introduction to ancient Persia. Incorporating recent research, and translated sources from a wide range of corpus material, Maria Brosius explores the history of Persia, and brings a new understanding of Persian society and culture and the structures on which these empires were built: the king and his court; religion and culture; art and architecture. From the lands of Egypt to the Indus River, from the Russian Steppes to the Indian Ocean, Brosius has provided an up-to-date account of the three empires of pre-Islamic Iran, and discussing key topics such as women, religion and art and architecture, she presents a clear survey of the history of these empires. Providing additional reading references along with frequent source citations, students of ancient Persia will find this an invaluable addition to their course studies.

✦ Table of Contents

BOOK COVER......Page 1
HALF TITLE......Page 2
SERIES TITLE......Page 3
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
DEDICATION......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
LIST OF FIGURES......Page 10
LIST OF MAPS......Page 12
FOREWORD......Page 13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 14
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......Page 15
MONTH NAMES IN THE ACHAEMENID CALENDAR......Page 18
MONTH NAMES IN PARTHIAN AND PAHLAVI......Page 19
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 20
2. THE ACHAEMENIDS......Page 25
3. THE PARTHIANS (ARSACIDS)......Page 98
4. THE SASANIANS......Page 158
APPENDICES......Page 220
NOTES......Page 223
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 225
INDEX......Page 230

✦ Subjects

Исторические дисциплины;История стран Азии и Африки;История Ирана;История Древнего Ирана;