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Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought

Around 550 B.C.E. the Persian people—who were previously practically unknown in the annals of history—emerged from their base in southern Iran (Fars) and en

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

An innovative approach to the history of the First Persian Empire, offering an accessible historical narrative for students and general readers alike A History

Bringing together a wide variety of material in many different languages that exists from the substantial body of work left by this large empire, The Persian Em