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\*Includes pictures \*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts \*Includes a bibliography for further reading \*Includes a table of contents "I am Cyrus the king, an Achaemenian." – An inscription found at the Persian capital of Pasargadae At one point in antiquity, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen, but aside from its role in the Greco-Persian Wars and its collapse at the hands of Alexander the Great, it has been mostly overlooked. When it has been studied, the historical sources have mostly been Greek, the very people the Persians sought to conquer. Needless to say, their versions were biased. It was not until excavations in the region during the 20th century that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first time. Through archaeological remains, ancient texts, and work by a new generation of historians, a picture can today be built of this remarkable civilization and their most famous leaders. When considering this empire’s rulers, the two most often referenced are Xerxes, the leader of the Persian invasion of Greece which caused the heroic sacrifice of the Spa

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Author

Charles River Editors

Publisher

Charles River Editors

Published

2019

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction