
The Persian Empire
A Captivating Guide to the History of Persia, Starting from the Ancient Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires to the Safavid, Afsharid, and Qajar Dynasties
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Desmond Manny
Explore the Captivating History of the Persian Empire!
One of the most shocking things about the Persians is how quickly they went from an obscure, powerless, and nomadic tribe to an immense empire that spanned across western Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe. The rise of Cyrus the great, considered the father of Persia, in the seventh century BCE, filled the power vacuum caused by the fall of the Assyrians, and it led to the formation of one of the most powerful empires of the ancient world.
The Persians have made significant contributions to world culture, ranging from their ability to raise and train one of the ancient world’s most formidable fighting forces, the Persian Immortals, to their new and effective ways of organizing and administering government. And Persian art heavily influenced their Muslim invaders, helping to usher in the Islamic Golden age that helped spread Islam throughout the Middle East and Africa.
In The Persian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the History of Persia, Starting from the Ancient Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires to the Safavid, Afsharid, and Qajar Dynasties, you will discover topics such as:
- Who are the Persians? The history of human population in Iran
- The birth of the Achaemenid Empire: the rise and reign of Cyrus the Great
- The glory of the Achaemenid Empire: Cambyses and Darius
- The beginning of the end: the Reign of Xerxes and the downfall of the Achaemenid Dynasty
- Life in ancient Persia
- The Persian military
- Zoroastrianism: Persia’s religion
- Later Persian dynasties: the Parthian Empire to the Qajar Dynasty
- Persian art: mixing East and West
- Persian contributions to science and technology
- And much, much more!
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An excellent overview
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not exactly riveting
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Good book
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Good audible.
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But the narrator! Far from good enough. A narrator should get better familiar with the names and some of the key foreign words, else it is very disturbing; As it is in this audio book. I hope that a new edition can be sent out soon when the narrator has educated himself.
Then I will give this book as a good present to many people I care about.
Fantastic history!
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Given as a gift and was great one.
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