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Persian Empire

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

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Persian Empire

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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.

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GenreHistory

Length13 hrs 6 mins

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FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateMay 28, 2018

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Persian Empire

6Chapter V. Architecture and Other Arts

2Chapter I. Extent of the Empire

7Chapter VI. Religion

3Chapter II. Climate and Productions

8Chapter VII. Chronology and History (pt. 1)

4Chapter III. Character, Manners and Customs, Dress, Etc., of the People

9Chapter VII. Chronology and History (pt. 2)

5Chapter IV. Language and Writing

10Chapter VII. Chronology and History (pt. 3)

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