King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE (Debates and Documents in Ancient History)

by Lloyd Llewellyn - Jones (Author)

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  Paperback
  2013

  $33.52

  The first Persian Empire (559-331 BC) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great King. This book explores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian society.