This book is great at detailing the list of achaemenid kings and their conquest. Buy a cheap copy of history of the persian empire book by albert t. Olmstead s magisterial history of the persian empire is a corrective supplement to this perspective and one of the best, most wellwritten histories of the ancient world i have ever read. Gordon winant hewes 19171997 was an anthropologist whose interest embraced the four traditional sub disciplines of anthropology and extended well beyond. History of the persian empire book ancient history. An excellent book, explains some persian origin and mythology, while also providing a look at the royal interplay at the beginning of the empire. I thought that amelie kuhrts the persian empire would say it all, but this incredible and hugely voluminous study is an absolute must for every lover of ancient persian history and enthusiast of the achaemenid period even if kuhrts book already bends your bookshelf. History of the persian empire page 36 of phoenix books volume 36 of phoenix books. A captivating guide to the persian empire and history of iran, starting from the achaemenid empire, through the parthian, sasanian and safavid empire to the afsharid and qajar.
In 460 bc, inaros ii revolted against the persians with the help of his athenian allies, and defeated the persian army commanded by satrap akheimenes. Artaxerxes was probably born in the reign of his grandfather darius i, to the emperors son and heir, xerxes i. At the foot of the mount of mercy in southeastern persia, darius the great built his capital, persepolissymbol of persian glory for two centuries. Buy history of the persian empire phoenix books book online. History of the persian empire albert ten eyck olmstead phoenix books by a. Dominating the major travel routes between east and west, it was the meeting ground of the great cultures of the ancient. I bought this book in order to try to understand the present iran, old persia. The history of iran, which was commonly known until the mid20th century as persia in the western world, is intertwined with the history of a larger region, also to an extent known as greater iran, comprising the area from anatolia, the bosphorus, and egypt in the west to the borders of ancient india and the syr darya in the east, and from the caucasus and the eurasian steppe in the north to. Origins of the persian empire the speakers of iranian languages may have migrated into that part of asia as early as 1500 bc presumably they were originally a nomadic tribe who filtered down through the caucasus to the iranian plateau. Buy history of the persian empire phoenix books reprint by olmstead, a. His forces temporarily overran mainland greece north of the isthmus of corinth until losses at salamis and plataea a year later reversed these gains and ended the second invasion decisively. Buy history of the persian empire phoenix books book. Olmstead out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the persians, told for the first time from the persian. At its height the achaemenid empire, with its power centered in this city, reached from the nile and greece eastward to india.
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The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the persian empire in existence. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The article iran contains a description of the geography and economy of the modern country and a short account of its history since the arab invasion of the 7th cent. Assyrian inscriptions relating to the time of shalmaneser iii evidently a contemporary of jehu of israel mention an invasion of media and the receiving of tribute from kings of parsua, a region apparently situated to the w of lake urmia and bordering on assyria. Jan 20, 2014 a concise history of the achaemenid empire does exactly that.
However, xerxes successfully crushed revolts in egypt and babylon. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. It does so chronologically and does a decent job of presenting the historical evidence critically before coming up with conclusions. University of chicago press university of chicago press phoenix books. The persians retreated to memphis, and the athenians were. A t olmstead a sweeping look at the big picture development of the persian empire circa 550330 b. For a discussion on the inscription and bibliography, see olmstead, history of the persian empire, pp. Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has. History of the persian empire, olmstead all chicago e books are on sale at 30% off with the code ebook30. History of the persian empire book ancient history encyclopedia. A captivating guide to the history of persia, starting from the ancient achaemenid, parthian, and sassanian empires to the safavid, afsharid, and qajar dynasties by captivating history.
What are the best books on history of sassanid empire and persia of that era. Also talks about the persian s rapid expansion and conquest. Isbn 0226627772 holdings library blmgtn herman b wells library call number. Olmstead and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Like most other westerners interested in classical hisory, i had first learned of the persians in terms of the greeks. What are best books to learn something about ancient persia. Rostovtzeff read more out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the persians, told for the first time from the persian rather. Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of. History of the persian empire albert ten eyck olmstead. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Olmstead has 12 books on goodreads with 823 ratings. While im sure that the information in the history of the persian empire must have been superceded to a degree in the 50 years since it has been published, and it is likely that olmstead may have been overly sure of facts, this book is a pleasure to read and a mine of cultural food for thought.
History of the persian empire search results iucat. This article is concerned with the history of the ancient persian empire, in which presentday iran has its roots. A concise history of the achaemenid empire, 550330 bce. From their base in ardabil, the safavid persians established control over parts of greater persiairan and reasserted the persian identity of the region, becoming the first native persian dynasty since the sasanian empire to establish a unified persian state. The safavid empire of 1501 to 1736 was the greatest iranian empire established after the 7thcentury muslim conquest of persia. Persian empires ancient history, ancient history, books. Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the persians, told for the first time from the persian rather than the traditional greek point of view. Apr 18, 2020 iran is the worlds 18th most populous country, and its a major player in both middle eastern and world politics. Olmstead s classic history of the persian empire serves as counterpoint to the chauvinisism we have inherited from the greek sources like herodotus and thucydides who drew an imaginary line in the sand between the western civilizations of the meditteranean and the oriental barbarism of asia minor and persia. Deals with a lot of prehistory relics and writings.
Somehow, it only gave me partial answers why such a multiple rich country in previous empire 2300 years ago, civilization, knowledge, strategic power and staunch racial and historical independence from arabs could nowadays be so mentaly blind by islamofascism to the point of. It is very comprehensive, perhaps a bit too much so. Olmsteads most popular book is history of the persian empire. Also talks about the persians rapid expansion and conquest. This book relies heavily on the work of greek historians such as herodotus, and quotes liberally from them. Artaxerxes had to face a revolt in egypt in 460454 bc led by inaros ii, who was the son of a libyan prince named psamtik, presumably descended from the twentysixth dynasty of egypt. Tattenai, governor of across the river, journal of new eastern studies 3 1944 46. History of the persian empire by albert ten eyck olmstead, 9780226627779, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ancient history persian empire documentary youtube.
List of books and articles about ancient persia online. Olmstead out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the persians, told for the first time from the persian rather than the traditional greek point of view. Olmstead is published by university of chicago press. Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east. Xerxes i is notable in western history for his failed invasion of greece in 480 bc. He was the son and successor of darius the great r.
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