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| Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia
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Edition: New title
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date: November 2005
ISBN-10: 0520247310
ISBN-13: 9780520247314
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persia
| Customer Rating: | This excellent book from the British Museum is the catalogue that accompanied the 2005 exhibition.It deals with the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330bc)which covered the whole of the Middle East stretching into North Africa,Europe and Asia.Exhibits from the National Museum of Iran,the Louvre and the British Museum are included but the Oriental Institute of Tha University Of Chicago did not participate.
The book details the history,language,cuneforms,archeology,palace,royal table,jewellery,religion,administration,transport, warfare and relations with Greece of the Empire.
The pictures,diagrams,and maps are generally good but quite a number require enhancing particularly those of Persepolis. |
A Catalogue of Treasures
| Customer Rating: | In 2005 I visited The Forgotten Empire exhibition at the British Museum in London, where for a very brief time some of the treasures of the Achaemenid Persian Empire were put on display.
This book is essentially a full colour glossy catalogue of those items that were displayed in the museum.
The book opens up with a few short essays about the Persians by various scholars and experts. These topics cover everything from recent archaeological excavations to religion and burial customs, to Persian coinage and seal stamps. The book also finishes with a few short essays on Persia's Legacy and its relationship with Classical Greece.
The majority of the book consists of full colour photographs of Persian cups, bowls, coins, stone stele and statues, jewellery and tools.
As such it is an invaluable list of Archaeological remians, but it's of very little use to the amateur or layman who wishes to explore this remarkable ancient culture.
That said, some of the essays included made for fascinating reading, especially those covering Ancient Persia's Zoroastrian religion.
This book is an absolute must buy for dedicated fans of the Ancient Near East or the Greco-Persian Wars. Those who are looking for an introductory text on the Persians should look elsewhere. |
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