King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE
Debates and Documents in Ancient History
- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 224
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: Debates and Documents in Ancient History
- EAN: 9780748641253
- Utgivelsesår: 2013
- Bidragsyter: Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd
399,-
The first Persian Empire (559-331 BC) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great King. This book explores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian society.