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The Persian Empire (Cultures of the Past)

By: Karen Zeinert
Binding: Library Binding
Publisher: Benchmark Books (NY)
ISBN: 0761400893
ISBN-13: 9780761400899
Released: 02 Feb 1996
RRP: £22.05
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A good introduction - By: Kurt A. Johnson, 07 Mar 2003
This book was written for the Cultures of the Past series, & is intended for juvenile readers. For being so smalll (69 pages, including the glossary), it does succeed in giving an overview of its subject. The book covers the Persians from prehistory, through the conquest by the Arabs in 642. It also describes their culture, covering such things as architecture, food & clothing, religion, & much else.

This book is not perfect; indeed, callling Salamis a Greek colony on the island of Cyprus is a glaring error. However, this book has many excellent pictures, & its layout does make it a very good introduction to the subject. Overalll, I do recommend this book.