Myth and History in Ancient Persia: The Achaemenids in the Iranian Tradition - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Reza Shaghaghi ZarghameeSeries:Edinburgh Studies in Ancient PersiaPublish date:6/30/2025Pages:376
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399530989ISBN-10:1399530984UPC:9781399530989Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Middle East, Ancient, HistoriographyBook Topic:IranSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCCZ30GGF7
Myth and History in Ancient Persia: The Achaemenids in the Iranian Tradition
This book fills an important gap in Achaemenid studies by using traditional Iranian narratives, such as those found in the famous Shahnameh, or 'Book of Kings', of Ferdowsi, to analyse the Greco-Roman accounts of Median and Persian royalty. The study shows that the classical authors derived their accounts from Iranian traditions, grounded in age-old myths and legends. This analysis serves many...
Series: Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399530989ISBN-10:1399530984UPC:9781399530989Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Middle East, Ancient, HistoriographyBook Topic:IranSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCCZ30GGF7
Zarghamee, Reza Shaghaghi: - Dr Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee is a Post-doctoral Fellow in Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews, where he received his PhD from the School of Classics in 2022. His area of specialisation is the history of pre-Islamic and, more specifically, Achaemenid Iran. He is the author of Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World (Mage: 2013), a...
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