Description
Condition
VERY GOOD: This book is in very good condition, showing very little sign of use and wear. The corners of the covers and pages are intact and the high-gloss pages are free of writing.
Product Details
This book contains a wealth of color photographs and illustrations to accompany the text that profiles the culture of Ancient Persia. Review the history of not only this ancient civilization, but also the path of discovery made by archaeologists and others who uncovered this Lost Civilization’s past through its artifacts and language.
CONTENTS
- One: How the Land of the Gods Became the and of the Persians
- Essay: Flight Paths to Discovery
- Two: I am Cyrus, King of the World
- Essay: Persepolis: A Ghostly Grandeur
- Three: The Dazzling Reach of Darius’s Imperial Spear
- Essay: The Tribute of Empire
- Four: The Rise and Fall—and Rise—of Empires
- Essay: Treasures for the Eye
- Timeline
- Acknowledgments
- Picture Credits
- Bibliography
- Index