Introduction | p. 7 |
History | |
The First Persian Empire | p. 19 |
The Achaemenid Empire at Its Largest | p. 35 |
The New Persian Empires | p. 55 |
Society and Culture | |
Politics and Society in the Persian Empires | p. 75 |
Living and Working in the Persian Empires | p. 93 |
Persian Art, Science, and Culture | p. 111 |
Epilogue | p. 127 |
Time Line | p. 140 |
Glossary | p. 141 |
Bibliography | p. 143 |
Further Resources | p. 147 |
Picture Credits | p. 150 |
Index | p. 151 |
About the Author | p. 159 |
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