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ALLEN, LINDSAY The Persian Empire: a history
British Museum Press, 2005, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7141 1154 6.As new/As new.This British edition (also published by Chicago UP with a less striking wrapper) appeared at just the time to catch the enthusiasm engendered by the ""Forgotten Empire"" exhibition at the British Museum.Decorated with a Simorgh (mythical bird) sculpture topping a column from Persepolis, encapsulating the power and grandeur of the Achaemenian Empire, this well-written and often racy account provides a highly readable introduction to a difficult subject, where the archaeology has not yet become fully synchronised with the historical record.208 pp. well illustrated with colour and monochrome photographs and maps. In English.
Offered for GBP 25.00 = appr. US$ 49.75 by: Acanthophyllum Books - Book number: 2088
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