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The Persian Empire

Before Rome, before Han China, the Achaemenid Persians built the largest contiguous land empire the world had yet seen — and the most administratively...

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Before Rome, before Han China, the Achaemenid Persians built the largest contiguous land empire the world had yet seen — and the most administratively sophisticated. From the Indus to the Aegean, twenty-three peoples paid tribute to a single Great King. Key sections include: King of Kings.; Opening The first world empire.; Chapter I The Iranian plateau.; Chapter II Cyrus the Great.; Chapter III Darius I.; Chapter IV The satrapies.; Chapter V The Royal Road.; Chapter VI Persepolis.; Chapter VII Xerxes and the Greek campaigns.; Chapter VIII Zoroaster..

Key sections

  • 01King of Kings.
  • 02Opening The first world empire.
  • 03Chapter I The Iranian plateau.
  • 04Chapter II Cyrus the Great.
  • 05Chapter III Darius I.
  • 06Chapter IV The satrapies.
  • 07Chapter V The Royal Road.
  • 08Chapter VI Persepolis.

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Slide outline
  1. 01King of Kings.
  2. 02Opening The first world empire.
  3. 03Chapter I The Iranian plateau.
  4. 04Chapter II Cyrus the Great.
  5. 05Chapter III Darius I.
  6. 06Chapter IV The satrapies.
  7. 07Chapter V The Royal Road.
  8. 08Chapter VI Persepolis.
  9. 09Chapter VII Xerxes and the Greek campaigns.
  10. 10Chapter VIII Zoroaster.
  11. 11Chapter IX The court.
  12. 12Chapter X The fourth-century empire.
  13. 13Chapter XI Alexander's conquest.
  14. 14Chapter XII The Seleucid interlude.
  15. 15Chapter XIII The Parthians.
  16. 16Chapter XIV The Sasanian revival.
  17. 17Chapter XV Khosrow I and the codification.
  18. 18Chapter XVI The Arab conquest.
  19. 19Chapter XVII The dig at Persepolis.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII The sources.
  21. 21Chapter XIX The daric.
  22. 22Chapter XX Qanats and canals.
  23. 23Chapter XXI The Achaemenid women.
  24. 24Chapter XXII The Magi.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII Persia in the Greek imagination.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV The language and the script.
  27. 27Chapter XXV The Shahnameh.
  28. 28Chapter XXVI The afterlife.
  29. 29Chapter XXVII Twenty-five essentials.
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII Watch & read.
  31. 31The end of the deck.
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