Persians: The Age of The Great Kings by Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Paperbac

Description: Persians by Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones A definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the worlds first superpower. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the worlds first superpower.The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was the fabled palace-city of Persepolis where the Achaemenid monarchs held court in unparalleled grandeur. From here, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs passed laws, raised armies, and governed their multicultural Empire of enormous diversity.The Achaemenids, however, were one of the great dysfunctional families of history. Brothers fought brothers for power, wives and concubines plotted to promote their sons to the throne, and eunuchs and courtiers vied for influence and prestige. Our understanding of the Persian Empire has traditionally come from the histories of Greek writers such as Herodotus - and as such, over many centuries, our perspective has been skewed by ancient political and cultural agendas. Professor Llewellyn-Jones, however, calls upon original Achaemenid sources, including inscriptions, art, and recent archaeological discoveries in Iran, to create an authentic Persian Version of this remarkable first great empire of antiquity - the Age of the Great Kings. Author Biography Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University. He has spent extensive time in Egypt, the Middle East and Iran and is a specialist in the histories and cultures of Near Eastern and Hellenistic antiquity and champions a global approach to the study of the ancient world and its reception. Lloyd has appeared on the BBC, Channel 4, in The Times and other media outlets and in many popular podcasts. He has worked closely with the British Museum on major exhibitions. His previous books include Persians: the Age of the Great Kings, Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther, The Hellenistic Court, Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period, Aphrodites Tortoise: The Veiled Women of Ancient Greece, and Designs on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World. He is currently writing a book on the ancient mega-city of Babylon. Born in Cefn Cribwr, Lloyd lives in Taffs Well, Wales. Review A gripping and more Persian-centric story... Llewellyn-Jones is very good at righting the record * The Sunday Times *A lively and highly readable revisionist history of the rule of the Persian Great Kings. * Literary Review *This book is as close as one can get to stepping back into the Persian Empire without the aid of a Tardis. * Buzz Magazine *Superb, authoritative, and compelling, a fresh history of the Persian Great Kings that combines exuberant storytelling with outstanding scholarship that is both entertaining and bracingly revisionist, filled with a cast of ruthless conquerors, queens, eunuchs and concubines that brings the Persian world blazingly to life through Persian instead of the usual Greek sources. The result is a tour de force. * Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY *A masterful account and evocation of the history and culture of the first true world empire * Aidan M Dodson, Hon Professor of Egyptology, University of Bristol *Always lively, often challenging, this is a very welcome exploration of one of the greatest empires and cultures of the ancient world. Highly recommended * Adrian Goldsworthy, author of PHILIP AND ALEXANDER *This is an engaging, pacy account of the Persian Empire which is based on a rich range of sources. Going right up to the use of Cyrus the Great in modern Iran, the Persian Version on which Professor Lloyd-Jones focuses has much to tell us about how different cultures create history and use it to tell their stories * Helen King, Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University *A brilliant feat of resurrection, restoring to the Persian Empire the colour, brilliance, and complexity that renders it one of the most fascinating and influential of ancient civilizations, and of which for so long, in most histories of antiquity, it has been bled. * Tom Holland, author of DOMINION *Persians is a wonderful introduction to the ancient worlds largest and most consequential empire. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is one of the foremost scholars of Achaemenid history, and he gives us a gripping account of the history of ancient Persia, tracking how a small tribal society in southwestern Iran came to be the worlds first superpower. * Touraj Daryaee, University of California, Irvine *For too long the world of Achaemenid Persia has been viewed through the eyes of often hostile foreigners. In this compelling investigation Llewellyn-Jones draws on a wealth of evidence - from imposing cliff-cut inscriptions to tiny seal-rings - to reveal the Persian Version of its empires stirring history, far removed from the traditional stereotype. Spotlighting not just the royal dynasty but a wealth of other characters (including ambitious courtiers, a wily Egyptian administrator, a Greek slave-girl enmeshed in Persias great power game) he brings to vivid life a sophisticated, highly complex, tightly run society with an acute sense of its place within the cosmos, where devotion to the Truth could coexist with cruelty and violence, and imperialism with cultural and religious tolerance. Clear, convincing, and meticulously researched, Persians, The Age of the Great Kings is not just a timely reassessment of the worlds first superpower - its a wonderfully accessible page-turner to boot * David Stuttard, author of NEMESIS and PHOENIX * Details ISBN1472277325 ISBN-10 1472277325 ISBN-13 9781472277329 Format Paperback Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-04-13 UK Release Date 2023-04-13 Pages 448 Imprint Wildfire Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Headline Publishing Group Subtitle The Age of The Great Kings Author Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones DEWEY 935.05 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-07-10 NZ Release Date 2023-07-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160281170;

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