The Oxford history of the Ancient Near East. Volume V, The age of Persia / edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller, D.T. Potts.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197677858.Other title: History of the Ancient Near East | Ancient Near East | Age of Persia.Subject(s): Middle East -- History -- To 622 | Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622 | Middle East -- Antiquities | Iran -- History -- To 640 | History | ArchaeologyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190687663DDC classification: 939.4 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: The fifth volume of the 'Oxford History of the Ancient Near East' covers the period from the second half of the 7th century BC until the campaigns of Alexander III of Macedon (336-323 BC) brought an end to the Achaemenid Dynasty and the Persian Empire. Tying together periods and political history covered by previous volumes in the series, this title focuses on the Persian Empire's immediate predecessor states: Saite Egypt, the Neo-Babylonian Empire, and the kingdom of Lydia, among other kingdoms and tribal alliances.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The fifth volume of the 'Oxford History of the Ancient Near East' covers the period from the second half of the 7th century BC until the campaigns of Alexander III of Macedon (336-323 BC) brought an end to the Achaemenid Dynasty and the Persian Empire. Tying together periods and political history covered by previous volumes in the series, this title focuses on the Persian Empire's immediate predecessor states: Saite Egypt, the Neo-Babylonian Empire, and the kingdom of Lydia, among other kingdoms and tribal alliances.
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