| Description |
568 pages : plates, maps, plan. ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
A Phoenix Book ; P36
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Ancient history -- Iranian origins -- Founder Cyrus -- Camp of the Persians -- Life among the subject peoples -- Cambyses and the conquest of Egypt -- Prophet Zoroaster -- Usurper Darius -- A new lawgiver -- From India to Europe -- Problems of the Greek frontier -- The three capitals: Ecbatana, Babylon, and Susa -- Persepolis -- A royal huckster -- Paths of the Gods -- Xerxes as crown prince -- The great king and his armies -- Failure in Europe -- Delian league against Persia -- New Year's day at Persepolis -- Overtaxation and its results -- Triumphs through diplomacy -- Oriental tales and romances -- Science without theology -- Divide and conquer -- Decision for Sparta -- Dictator to Greece -- The last Egyptian empire -- Brief recovery -- The Nile regained -- Science true and false -- Religions dying and living -- Fresh breezes from the West -- Philip and the start of the Crusade -- Alexander, heir to the Crusade -- The Oriental God-King -- Persepolis: the Crusade ends. |
| Subject |
Iran -- History -- To 640.
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