{"product_id":"persians-the-age-of-the-great-kings-9781541604230","title":"Persians: The Age of the Great Kings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"brilliant feat of resurrection\" (Tom Holland, author of \u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e), offering a stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexander of Macedon brought the empire to a swift and unexpected end in the late 330s BCE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePersians\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled. Drawing on Iranian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, art, and archaeology, he shows how the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the world's first superpower--one built, despite its imperial ambition, on cooperation and tolerance. This is the definitive history of the Achaemenid dynasty and its legacies in modern-day Iran, a book that completely reshapes our understanding of the ancient world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541604230","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42466618114185,"sku":"9781541604230","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e795b72a-2700-4feb-9c28-d7e6fc1dde8e.jpg?v=1716189394","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/persians-the-age-of-the-great-kings-9781541604230","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}