A critique of Achaemenid historiography, concentrating on the difficulties of using Greek sources for the writing of Persian history.

A richly-illustrated and important book that traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires.

The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I (r.522–486 BCE), held sway over territory stretching from the Indus River Val

This book explores the representation of Persian monarchy and the court of the Achaemenid Great Kings from the point of view of the ancient Iranians themselves