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Title: Persepolis
Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Persian Empire's Capital City
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-17-16
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, Ancient
Publisher's Summary:
Lying in the middle of a plain in modern-day Iran is a forgotten ancient city, Persepolis. Built two and a half thousand years ago, it was known in its day as the richest city under the sun. Persepolis was the capital of Persia, the largest empire the world had ever seen, but after its destruction, it was largely forgotten for nearly 2,000 years, and the lives and achievements of those who built it were almost entirely erased from history. Alexander the Great's troops razed the city to the ground in a drunken riot to celebrate the conquest of the capital, after which time and sand buried it for centuries.
It was not until the excavations of the 1930s that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first time. Through archaeological remains, ancient texts, and work by a new generation of historians, a picture can today be built of this remarkable civilization and their capital city. Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians. In a sense, Persepolis and the Persian Empire are some of the most enduring mysteries of ancient civilization.
Members Reviews:
Informative and interesting. I'm glad I read this book.
This book is a great basic coverage of the history of one of the original global superpowers. Very educational and entertaining.
and this one about the Persian Empire's Capital is much like the others
Charles River Editors has been putting out a lot of these kinds of books about ancient Middle Eastern cities, and this one about the Persian Empire's Capital is much like the others. It talks about the city's layout and life in there while incorporating it into a discussion of the Persian Empire's history as a whole.
Enlightening
I enjoyed reading about the ancient Persian empire. While this book mainly relates facts and information like a text book, still it was well written and I enjoyed reading it.
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Title: Persepolis
Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Persian Empire's Capital City
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-17-16
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, Ancient
Publisher's Summary:
Lying in the middle of a plain in modern-day Iran is a forgotten ancient city, Persepolis. Built two and a half thousand years ago, it was known in its day as the richest city under the sun. Persepolis was the capital of Persia, the largest empire the world had ever seen, but after its destruction, it was largely forgotten for nearly 2,000 years, and the lives and achievements of those who built it were almost entirely erased from history. Alexander the Great's troops razed the city to the ground in a drunken riot to celebrate the conquest of the capital, after which time and sand buried it for centuries.
It was not until the excavations of the 1930s that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first time. Through archaeological remains, ancient texts, and work by a new generation of historians, a picture can today be built of this remarkable civilization and their capital city. Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians. In a sense, Persepolis and the Persian Empire are some of the most enduring mysteries of ancient civilization.
Members Reviews:
Informative and interesting. I'm glad I read this book.
This book is a great basic coverage of the history of one of the original global superpowers. Very educational and entertaining.
and this one about the Persian Empire's Capital is much like the others
Charles River Editors has been putting out a lot of these kinds of books about ancient Middle Eastern cities, and this one about the Persian Empire's Capital is much like the others. It talks about the city's layout and life in there while incorporating it into a discussion of the Persian Empire's history as a whole.
Enlightening
I enjoyed reading about the ancient Persian empire. While this book mainly relates facts and information like a text book, still it was well written and I enjoyed reading it.