The Cambridge History of Iran

The second volume describes the formation, in the sixth century BC, of the earliest multi-national empire, its administration, its confrontation with Greece, and its eventual dissolution under the impact of Alexander's conquest of Iran in 331 BC. This was a time of great importance in the history of the entire Middle East, and embraced figures of the stature of Cyrus, Darius and Xerxes. The sources for this period are more diverse than for any other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521200911
• ISBN13: 9780521200912
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 964 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"