Second Hand Darius in the Shadow of Alexander
Author : Pierre Briant
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Fine like new condition. Dust jacket clean and bright. Boards remain excellent and binding is firm. Pages are clean, fresh and unmarked throughout. No significant faults noted. A well-preserved scholarly hardcover copy.
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General - Pages : 579 | Images : Black-and-white photographs, maps, coin studies, archaeological illustrations and line drawings | Publisher : Harvard University Press | Place of Publication : Cambridge, Massachusetts | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 2015 | Edition : First English Edition | Size : 244mm x 168mm | ISBN : 9780674493094
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A major scholarly reassessment of Darius III, the last king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, traditionally remembered only as the ruler defeated by Alexander the Great. Renowned Achaemenid historian Pierre Briant examines the surviving literary, archaeological and numismatic evidence to reconstruct the life, reign and historical significance of Darius III beyond the narratives of Greek and Roman authors.
The work explores the challenges of writing the biography of a ruler whose historical reputation has long been overshadowed by Alexander, analysing Persian royal ideology, imperial administration, warfare, court politics and the collapse of the Achaemenid Empire. Briant also investigates how Darius was portrayed by ancient writers and how those portrayals have shaped modern interpretations of the Persian king.
An important academic study that offers a balanced perspective on one of antiquity's most misunderstood rulers and provides valuable insight into the final years of the Persian Empire.
