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Theodore Ayrault Dodge. 84 INVASION OF GERMANS . were already trenching . Moreover , the Edui had long been " kinsmen ... in author- ity , men and purpose for war , and it was war he desired . The sooner it came , the sooner he ...
... Theodore Ayrault Dodge. 10 MADRID INSURRECTION . ity to the tenure of the new king , and they were but the prelude to ... in author- ity would have preferred quiet : the people demanded war . There was but one sentiment , that for ...
... Theodore Ayrault Dodge. 84 INVASION OF GERMANS . were already trenching . Moreover , the Ędui had long been " kinsmen ... in author- ity , men and purpose for war , and it was war he desired . The sooner it came , the sooner he ...
A classic account of Alexander the Great's conquest and its impact on the conquered—now in English for the first time This is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short history of Alexander the Great's conquest of ...
This book collects and discusses the Old Iranian divine names, personal names, geographical names (toponyms, hydronyms and oronyms) and loanwords, which are attested in texts written in Aramaic, Babylonian, Egyptian, Elamite, Lycian, Lydian ...
A richly-illustrated and important book that traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires.
The Persian empire represents an important phase of transformation for its subjects, such as the Jews, as well as those living on its edges, such as the European Greeks.
As well as successfully bringing together information on the Achaemenids, this book is also an excellent contribution to empire studies.
Of the great ancient civilizations, that of Persia is the least known and the most enigmatic. This book explores the formation of the first Persian Empire under the Achaemenid Persians.