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100			_aOlmstead, A. T. _d1880-1945. _q(Albert Ten Eyck) _91706
245			_aHistory of the Persian Empire / _cby A.T. Olmstead.
260			_aChicago : _bPhoenix Books ; _bUniversity of Chicago Press, _c1948.
300			_axix, 568 p. : _bill., maps, plan ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aI. Ancient History -- II. Iranian Origins -- III. Founder Cyrus -- IV. Camp of the Persians -- V. Life among the Subject Peoples -- VI. Cambyses and the Conquest of Egypt -- VII. Prophet Zoroaster -- VIII. Usurper Darius -- IX. A New Lawgiver -- X. From India to Europe -- XI. Problems of the Greek Frontier -- XII. The Three Capitals : Ecbatana, Babylon, and Susa -- XIII. Persepolis -- XIV. A Royal Huckster -- XV. Paths of the Gods -- XVI. Xerxes as Crown Prince -- XVII. The Great King and His Armies -- XVIII. Failure in Europe -- XIX. Delian League against Persia -- XX. New Year's Day at Persepolis -- XXI. Overtaxation and Its Results -- XXII. Triumphs through Diplomacy -- XXIII. Oriental Tales and Romances -- XXIV. Science without Theology -- XXXV. Divide and Conquer -- XXVI. Decision for Sparta -- XXVII. Dictator to Greece -- XXVIII. The Last Egyptian Empire -- XXIX. Brief Recovery -- XXX. The Nile Regained -- XXXI. Science True and False -- XXXII. Religions Dying and Living -- XXXIII. Fresh Breezes from the West -- XXXIV. Philip and the Start of the Crusade -- XXXV. Alexander, Heir to the Crusade -- XXXVI. The Oriental God-King -- XXXVII. Persepolis—The Crusade Ends Topographical Index Name Index Subject Index.
520			_aA sweeping look at the big picture development of the Persian Empire (circa 550-330 B.C.E.), this was the first study in English to examine the Persian Empire from the perspective of the Persians, rather than the Greeks. The scope is wide-ranging, including military history and expansion, legal history, religion, social history, and the big personalities of the Empire.
520			_aThis book covers the period from Cyrus I to Alexander of Macedon and includes background material about prehistory and the nearby kingdoms. It includes extensive material about Persian art, sculpture, and architecture, apparenty much of it by Professor Olmstead's daughter. Extensive descriptions are given of Persepolis and of other art. I only wish they had been cross-referenced to the plates. Unfortunately Olmstead died in 1945, and the work was edited by his colleagues (as explained on the cover). This may be the cause of a loose organization and some wordy passages.
520			_aOut 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 of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff
650			_aHistory _zIran. _91707
651			_aIran _xHistory _yTo 640,
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