Darius in the Shadow of Alexander [French]

by Pierre Briant

Book Overview

The last of Cyrus the Great's dynastic inheritors and the legendary enemy of Alexander the Great, Darius III ruled over a Persian Empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indus River. Yet, despite being the most powerful king of his time, Darius remains an obscure figure.

As Pierre Briant explains in the first book ever devoted to the historical memory of Darius III, the little that is known of him comes primarily from Greek and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 0674493095
• ISBN13: 9780674493094
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.9"