Persian Empire
Illustrated Edition: Conquests in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Wars Against Ancient Greece, The Great Emperors: Cyrus the Great, Darius I and Xerxes IBy George Rawlinson
Length13h 6m
About this audiobook
The First Persian Empire was a country of the Achaemenid dynasty, based in Western Asia, founded by Cyrus the Great. Ranging at its greatest extent from the Balkans and Eastern Europe proper in the west to the Indus Valley in the east, it was larger than any previous empire in history. This book describes conquests of the greatest Persian emperors, Cyrus the Great, Darius I and Xerxes I and the expansion of their country.
Contents:
Extent of the Empire.
Climate and Productions.
Character, Manners and Customs.
Language and Writing.
Architecture and Other Arts.
Religion.
Chronology and History.
Audiobook details
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Includes Goodreads
GenreHistory
Length13 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 28, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Persian Empire
2Chapter I. Extent of the Empire
3Chapter II. Climate and Productions
4Chapter III. Character, Manners and Customs, Dress, Etc., of the People
5Chapter IV. Language and Writing
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6Chapter V. Architecture and Other Arts
7Chapter VI. Religion
8Chapter VII. Chronology and History (pt. 1)
9Chapter VII. Chronology and History (pt. 2)
10Chapter VII. Chronology and History (pt. 3)
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