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Charles E.
Jones
Tombros Librarian for Classics and Humanities
Book Title: From Cyrus to Alexander : a history of the Persian Empire
Author: Pierre Briant
Selection Statement:
The Achaemenid Persian Empire was the first truly international, multi-cultural, multi-lingual political phenomenon. Pierre Briant's masterful history of the period demonstrates his control of an extraordinary variety of sources and his ability to weave countless details into a coherent and persuasive history of the period culminating in the first major encounter between East and West. It is a model for what can be done to bring the civilizations of antiquity back to life in the twenty-first century.
Year: 2013