King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 Bce

by Lloyd Llewellyn and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Explores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian society
The first Persian Empire (559-331 BCE) 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. Hidden behind the walls of his vast palace, and surrounded by the complex rituals of court ceremonial, the Persian monarch was undisputed master...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748641254
• ISBN13: 9780748641253
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher