Books by Reza Zaghamee
“Within Iran itself, there is very little history being written by Iranian scholars. But, the Iranian diaspora is producing scholars and I think that’s important. It goes back to my point about the Westernization of Persian history. Why are we Europeans and Americans writing this? We should be hearing Iranian voices. Zaghamee’s book is enthusiastic and it flows and its vibrant and lively. And yet, at the same time, he’s a very careful scholar.” Read more...
The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Historian
Interviews where books by Reza Zaghamee were recommended
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The Persian Empire
by J M Cook -
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Discovering Cyrus: a Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World
by Reza Zaghamee -
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The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period
by Amélie Kuhrt -
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The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia
by Jean Perrot -
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Creation
by Gore Vidal
The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire, recommended by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
The best books on The Achaemenid Persian Empire, recommended by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
At the height of its greatness, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had ever known. Too often it is given merely a villainous walk-on part in the heroic history of classical Greece. Here, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones explains why that needs correcting, looks at its cultural achievements and discusses why the first Persian empire is worth studying in its own right and on its own terms.
