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 and
concubines plotted to promote their sons to the throne, and eunuchs
and courtiers vied for influence and prestige. Our understanding of
the Persian Empire has traditionally come from the histories of
Greek writers such as Herodotus - and as such, over many centuries,
our perspective has been skewed by ancient political and cultural
agendas. Professor Llewellyn-Jones, however, calls upon original
Achaemenid sources, including inscriptions, art, and recent
archaeological discoveries in Iran, to create an authentic 'Persian
Version' of this remarkable first great empire of antiquity - the
Age of the Great Kings.
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