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Throughout most of the classical period, Persia was one of the great superpowers, placing a limit on the expansion of Western powers. It was the most formidable rival to the Roman Empire for centuries, until Persia, by then under the Sassanians, was overwhelmed by the Islamic conquests in the seventh century AD. Yet, the armies of ancient Persia have received relatively little detailed attention, certainly in comparison to those of Rome. This work is the first of three volumes (though chronologically the last) that will form the most comprehensive study of ancient Persian armies available. The Sassanians, the native Iranian dynasty that ousted their Parthian overlords in AD 226, developed a highly sophisticated army that was able for centuries to hold off all comers. They continued the Parthian's famous winning combination of swift horse archers with heavily-armored cataphract cavalry, also making much use of war elephants, but Kaveh Farrokh interestingly demonstrates that...About the Author: Dr Kaveh Farrokh, himself of Iranian parentage, has been researching the military history and technology of Persia for a quarter of a century. He obtained his PhD in 2001 from the University o

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Author

Kaveh Farrokh

Publisher

Pen and Sword; Pen & Sword Military

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473883192

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military, Humanities