Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

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Author(s): Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Publisher: Basic Books
Year: 2021

Language: English
City: New York

Title Page
Copyright
Epigraph
Dedication
List of Illustrations
Map
Family Tree
Prologue: Persepolis 488 BCE
Introduction
Part One: Establishing Empire
1. The Medes and the Persians
2. See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes
3. The Many Deaths – and Births – of Cyrus the Great
4. The Sceptre of Egypt
5. The Truth and the Lie
Part Two: Being Persian
6. When Bureaucrats Ruled the World
7. A Court under Canvas
8. Constructing Majesty
9. Slavery by Another Name
10. Crowns and Concubines
11. The Politics of Etiquette
12. Also Sprach Zarathustra
Part Three: High Empire
13. Exit Darius
14. Ruling Over Heroes
15. Let Slip the Dogs of War
16. Les Liaisons dangereuses
17. The Times They are a-Changin’
18. (Un)Happy Families
19. Blood Brothers
20. Women Beware Women
21. Violent Delights Have Violent Ends
22. Some Talk of Alexander
Epilogue: Persian Past; Iranian Present
Photos
Dramatis Personae
Further Reading
A Note on Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Discover More
About the Author
Praise for "Persians"