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It also addresses social, economic, gender, power, and defense themes, offering a reliable overview for students and general readers.","THE PERSIANS  \nEuropean history describes the Persian empires mainly through the history of the Greeks and Romans who regarded them as politically, culturally, and socially inferior. In short, to them the Persians were barbarians. Yet this Indo-European civilisation was one of the most highly developed of the ancient world. Its society, with its many different languages, cultures, and religions, had a profound and continuing influence on the West.  \nThis study vividly introduces the reader to the history of Persia in its own right; from the heights of the Achaemenid dynasty (559–330 BC), the first monarchy to create a world empire, to the heterogeneous empire of the Parthians (247 BC–AD 224), and the powerful Sasanian empire (AD 224–651), epitomised in the rule of Khosrow Anushirvan,‘Of the Immortal Soul’.  \nThe only book of its kind to cover both the history of the Achaemenid period and of the thousand years following Alexander’s conquest, and including chapters on a wide range of separate issues such as society, economy, gender, power, and defence, this book is the essential beginner’s guide to ancient Persia and ideal for students and general readers alike.  \nMaria Brosius is a Reader in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. She has worked and travelled in Iran and has published several books on Persian history, including The Persian Empire from Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I (2000) and Women in Ancient Persia (559– 331 BC) (1996, reprinted 1998, 2001) .  \nPEOPLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD  \nThis series stands as the first port of call for anyone who wants to know more about the historically important peoples of the ancient world and the early middle ages.  \nReliable, up-to-date and with special attention paid to the peoples’ enduring legacy and influence, Peoples of the Ancient World will ensure the continuing prominence of these crucial figures in modern-day study and research.  \nTHE PERSIANS  \nAn Introduction  \nMaria Brosius  \nTHE TROJANS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS Trevor Bryce  \nMYCENAEANS  \nRodney Castleden  \nTHE EGYPTIANS  \nAn Introduction  \nRobert Morkot  \nTHE BABYLONIANS  \nAn Introduction  \nGwendolyn Leick  \nTHE PERSIANS  \nAn Introduction  \nMaria Brosius  \nFirst published 2006  \nby Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge  \n270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group © 2006 Maria Brosius  \nThis edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006.  \n“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go [to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk](to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk).”  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested  \nISBN10: 0–415–32089–5 (hbk)  \nISBN10: 0–415–32090–9 (pbk)  \nISBN10: 0–203–06815–7 (ebk)  \nISBN13: 978–0–415–32089–4 (hbk)  \nISBN13: 978–0–415–32090–0 (pbk)  \nISBN13: 978–0–203–06815–1 (ebk)  \nFÜR FINI  \nCONTENTS  \nList of figures ix  \nList of maps xi  \nForeword xii  \nAcknowledgements xiii  \nList of abbreviations xiv  \nMonth names in the Achaemenid calendar xvii  \nMonth names in Parthian and Pahlavi xviii  \n1 Introduction 1  \n2 The Achaemenids 6  \nHistorical survey 6  \nKing and court 32  \nOrganisation and administration of the empire 47  \nReligion 63  \nArt and architecture 72  \nExcursus I: The creation of ‘the Other’: The Persians and the Greek–Persian wars 76  \n3 The Parthians (Arsacids) 79  \nPreliminary remarks 79  \nHistorical survey","cbCaijMhTtGjI38f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijMhTtGjI38f","pdf",6128898,1,241,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## The Achaemenids\n## The Parthians (Arsacids)\n## The Sasanians\n# Appendices\n## Notes\n## Select bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"Why does the book challenge Greek and Roman perspectives on the Persians?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that European history often depicts Persian empires mainly through Greek and Roman views, which considered Persians politically and socially inferior. 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