Persians

<p>The only book of its kind to cover both the Achaemenid period and the thousand years following Alexander's conquest <em>The Persians </em>explores the period from the seventh century BC to the seventh century AD and presents a comprehensive introduction to ancient Persia.</p><p>Incorporating recent research and translated sources from a wide range of corpus material Maria Brosius explores the history of Persia and brings a new understanding of Persian society and culture and the structures on which these empires were built: the king and his court; religion and culture; art and architecture.</p><p>From the lands of Egypt to the Indus River from the Russian Steppes to the Indian Ocean Brosius has provided an up-to-date account of the three empires of pre-Islamic Iran and discussing key topics such as women religion and art and architecture she presents a clear survey of the history of these empires.</p><p>Providing additional reading references along with frequent source citations students of ancient Persia will find this an invaluable addition to their course studies. </p>