Ancient Persia and Iranian Civilization

<p>Originally published between 1920-70,<em>The History of Civilization</em> was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set, in the following groupings, or as individual volumes:<br> * <strong>Prehistory and Historical Ethnography</strong><br> Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: £800.00<br> * <strong>Greek Civilization</strong><br> Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: £450.00<br> * <strong>Roman Civilization</strong><br> Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: £400.00<br> * <strong>Eastern Civilizations</strong><br> Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: £650.00<br> * <strong>Judaeo-Christian Civilization</strong><br> Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: £250.00<br> * <strong>European Civilization</strong><br> Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: £700.00</p> Part I Introduction; 1. The Physical Configuration of Persia; 2. The Scripts of Persia; Part II The Medes and the Achæmenids; 3. The Iranians on the Plateau of Media. Campaigns of the Assyrians; 4. The Empire of the Medes; 5. The Persians. Cyrus; 6. The Achæmenids; 7. The Organization of the Achæmenian Empire; 8. The Religions of Persia under the Achæmenids; 9. The Arts under the Achæmenids; Part III The Parthian Arsacids; ch0010 Persia under Hellenic Influence; 11. The Religion of Persia under the Arsacids; 12. The Arts under the Arsacids; Part IV The Sassanids; 13. The Sassanian Dynasty; 14. The Organization of Persia under the Sassanids; 15. The Religion of Persia in the Time of the Sassanids; 16. The Arts under the Sassanids; 17. The Origins of the Iranian Epic;