King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE

Debates and Documents in Ancient History

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

228 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging medium-paced
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The first Persian Empire (559-331 BCE) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great King. Immortalized in Greek literature as despotic t...

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