History of the persian empire, phoenix books by albert ten. Like most other westerners interested in classical hisory, i had first learned of the persians in terms of the greeks. Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east. Olmstead, which covers the history of preachaemenid iran to its fall by alexanders conquests. The safavid empire of 1501 to 1736 was the greatest iranian empire established after the 7thcentury muslim conquest of persia.
Most of the sassanian empires lifespan it was overshadowed by the frequent byzantinesasanian wars, a continuation of the romanparthian wars and the allcomprising romanpersian wars. Buy a discounted paperback of history of the persian. The article iran contains a description of the geography and economy of the modern country and a short account of its history since the arab invasion of the 7th cent. The paperback of the history of the persian empire by a. Buy a cheap copy of history of the persian empire book by albert t. Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the persians, told for the first time from the persian rather than the traditional greek point of view. Buy history of the persian empire by albert ten eyck olmstead from waterstones today. Booktopia has history of the persian empire, phoenix books by albert ten eyck olmstead.
A concise history of the achaemenid empire, 550330 bce. A concise history of the achaemenid empire does exactly that. Olmstead out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the persians, told for the first time from the persian. Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of. Goodlightly bumpedrubbedage tonedwear to spine and edgessmall spine tearage toned cover and page edges. Olmsteads classic history of the persian empire serves as counterpoint to the chauvinisism we have inherited from the greek sources like herodotus and thucydides who drew an imaginary line in the sand between the western civilizations of the meditteranean and the oriental barbarism of. A t olmstead a sweeping look at the big picture development of the persian empire circa 550330 b.
History of the persian empire book ancient history. Isbn 9780226627779 the penguin encyclopedia of ancient civilizations, ed. Tattenai, governor of across the river, journal of new eastern studies 3 1944 46. Olmstead was the first author to give an account of the persians from their perspective.
Olmsteads classic history of the persian empire serves as counterpoint to the chauvinisism we have inherited from the greek sources like herodotus and thucydides who drew an imaginary line in the sand between the western civilizations of the meditteranean and the oriental barbarism of asia minor and persia. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. From the tenth to the fourteenth centuries a number of persian historians wrote in arabic, the common academic language of the time, including the persian historian abu jafar muhammad ibn jarir altabaris 839923, author of tarikh alrusul wa almuluk, more commonly known as tarikh altabari history of tabari. History of the persian empire albert ten eyck olmstead. Olmstead out of a lifetime of study of the ancient near east, professor olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the persians, told for the first time from the persian rather than the traditional greek point of view. From their base in ardabil, the safavid persians established control over parts of greater persiairan and reasserted the persian identity of the region, becoming the first native persian dynasty since the sasanian empire to establish a unified persian state. The study of the history of the assyrians and babylonians is normally limited to the prechristian era. Olmstead is published by university of chicago press.
The author is a research fellow at wolfson college, oxford university, with relevant experience in persian antiquities at the british museum, london, and the metropolitan museum of art, new york. I second quora users opinion and highly recommend the cambridge history of iran series. It does so chronologically and does a decent job of presenting the historical evidence critically before coming up with conclusions. Started in the first century bc by their predecessors, the parthians and romans, the last. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. What are best books to learn something about ancient persia. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Buy history of the persian empire phoenix books reprint by olmstead, a. They cost a lot though in both ebook and hardcopy formats. This book is great at detailing the list of achaemenid kings and their conquest.
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History of the persian empire, olmstead university of chicago press. This pioneering work advanced the tradition of historical writing about. The blood of flowers by anita amirrezvani, the persian expedition by xenophon, persian fire. History of the persian empire by albert ten eyck olmstead, 9780226627779, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. List of books and articles about ancient persia online. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit. History of the persian empire phoenix books paperback 1 february 1959 by olmstead author 4. Persian empires ancient history, ancient history, books.
Ive picked up quite the interest in persian history and culture, and id like to have some books about it. The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the persian empire in existence. Olmsteads history of the persian empire and there is quite a bit of content about the conquering of babylonia and mesopotamia and i would like to know more. The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world. Phoenix books, the university of chicago press, chicago, 1959.
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