The Persians

Author : Gene R. Garthwaite
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1557868603

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The Persians by Gene R. Garthwaite Pdf

The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. A succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. Traces events from the rise of the Persian empire, through competition with Rome and conquest by the Arabs, through to the re-establishment of a Persian state in the sixteenth century, and finally the Islamic Revoltuion on 1979 and the establishment of the current Islamic Republic. Uses the most recent scholarship to examine Iran's political, social and cultural history. Focuses on rulership as a central theme in Iranian identity. Also shows how land, language and literature relate to Iranian identity.

Author : Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781541600355

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Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Pdf

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexander of Macedon brought the empire to a swift and unexpected end in the late 330s BCE. In Persians, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled. Drawing on Iranian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, art, and archaeology, he shows how the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the world’s first superpower—one built, despite its imperial ambition, on cooperation and tolerance. This is the definitive history of the Achaemenid dynasty and its legacies in modern-day Iran, a book that completely reshapes our understanding of the ancient world.

Author : Homa Katouzian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0300121180

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The Persians by Homa Katouzian Pdf

In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons—its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear program, and controversial role in the Middle East—but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed expert, covers the entire history of the area from the ancient Persian Empire to today’s Iranian state. Writing from an Iranian rather than a European perspective, Katouzian integrates the significant cultural and literary history of Iran with its political and social history. Some of the greatest poets of human history wrote in Persian—among them Rumi, Omar Khayyam, and Saadi—and Katouzian discusses and occasionally quotes their work. In his thoughtful analysis of Iranian society, Katouzian argues that the absolute and arbitrary power traditionally enjoyed by Persian/Iranian rulers has resulted in an unstable society where fear and short-term thinking dominate. A magisterial history, this book also serves as an excellent background to the role of Iran in the contemporary world.

Author : Geoffrey Parker,Brenda Parker
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780236988

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The Persians by Geoffrey Parker,Brenda Parker Pdf

During the first and second millennia BCE a swathe of nomadic peoples migrated outward from Central Asia into the Eurasian periphery. One group of these people would find themselves encamped in an unpromising, arid region just south of the Caspian Sea. From these modest and uncertain beginnings, they would go on to form one of the most powerful empires in history: the Persian Empire. In this book, Geoffrey and Brenda Parker tell the captivating story of this ancient civilization and its enduring legacy to the world. The authors examine the unique features of Persian life and trace their influence throughout the centuries. They examine the environmental difficulties the early Persians encountered and how, in overcoming them, they were able to develop a unique culture that would culminate in the massive, first empire, the Achaemenid Empire. Extending their influence into the maritime west, they fought the Greeks for mastery of the eastern Mediterranean—one of the most significant geopolitical contests of the ancient world. And the authors paint vivid portraits of Persian cities and their spectacular achievements: intricate and far-reaching roadways, an astonishing irrigation system that created desert paradises, and, above all, an extraordinary reflection of the diverse peoples that inhabited them. Informed and original, this is a history of an incomparable culture whose influence can still be seen, millennia later, in modern-day Iran and the wider Middle East.

Author : A. T. Olmstead
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226826332

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History of the Persian Empire by A. T. Olmstead Pdf

Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff

Author : Arthur comte de Gobineau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015000600588

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The World of the Persians by Arthur comte de Gobineau Pdf

Author : Aeschylus
Publisher : Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Greece
ISBN : UOM:39015037839852

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Persians by Aeschylus Pdf

A ghost summoned with bizarre rituals from the underworld, the elaborate protocol of the Persian court, a thrilling eye-witness account of the battle of Salamis - as the earliest surviving European drama it is of incalculable interest for students of ancient literature: as the only extended account of the Persian wars by an author who fought in ...

Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : 0809491044

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Persians by Time-Life Books Pdf

Ancient history.

Author : John Manuel Cook
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Iran
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004492794

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The Persian Empire by John Manuel Cook Pdf

Traces the history of the Persian Empire and examines the development of its religious beliefs, armed forces, art, and architecture.

Author : Katherine E. Reece
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612364346

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The Persians by Katherine E. Reece Pdf

Explores The Persian's Importance, Place In History, And Major Contributions To Society.

Author : George William Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Greece
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU01990063

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The Greeks and the Persians by George William Cox Pdf

Author : Aeschylus,Peter Burian Professor of Classical and Comparative Literature and Theater Studies Duke University,Chapel Hill Alan Shapiro Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing University of Noth Carolina
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199706419

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The Complete Aeschylus : Volume II: Persians and Other Plays by Aeschylus,Peter Burian Professor of Classical and Comparative Literature and Theater Studies Duke University,Chapel Hill Alan Shapiro Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing University of Noth Carolina Pdf

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. The volume brings together four major works by one of the great classical dramatists: Prometheus Bound, translated by James Scully and C. John Herrington, a haunting depiction of the most famous of Olympian punishments; The Suppliants, translated by Peter Burian, an extraordinary drama of flight and rescue arising from women's resistance to marriage; Persians, translated by Janet Lembke and C. John Herington, a masterful telling of the Persian Wars from the view of the defeated; and Seven Against Thebes, translated by Anthony Hecht and Helen Bacon, a richly symbolic play about the feuding sons of Oedipus. These four tragedies were originally available as single volumes. This new volume retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions and adds a single combined glossary and Greek line numbers.

Author : Emmet John Sweeney
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780875865430

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The Ramessides, Medes, and Persians by Emmet John Sweeney Pdf

Author : Charles Rollin,James Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : History, Ancient
ISBN : UIUC:30112077109129

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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians by Charles Rollin,James Bell Pdf

Author : Joseph Stiles
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399094443

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Alexander the Great & Persia by Joseph Stiles Pdf

Upon his return from India, Alexander the Great travelled to the Persian royal city of Pasargadae to pay homage at the tomb of King Cyrus, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, whom he admired greatly. Disgusted to find Cyrus’ tomb desecrated and looted, the Macedonian king had the tomb guards tortured, the Persian provincial governor executed and the tomb refurbished. This episode involving Cyrus’ tomb serves as one of many case studies in Alexander’s relationship with Persia. At times Alexander would behave pragmatically, sparing his defeated enemies and adopting Persian customs. Sisygambis, the mother of Persian King Darius III, allegedly came to view Alexander as a son and starved herself at the news of his demise. On other occasions he did not shy away from destruction (famously torching the palace at Persepolis) and cruelty, earning himself the nickname ‘the accursed’. This conflicting nature gives Alexander a complex legacy in the Persian world. Joseph Stiles explores Alexander the Great’s fascinating relationship with his ‘spear-won’ empire, disentangling the motives and influences behind his policies and actions as ‘King of Asia’.