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ANCIENT PERSIAANCIENT PERSIARELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

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  • The First World Empire
  • Kings of the Persian Empire
  • People Rich and Poor
  • Royal Roads, Canals, and Palaces
  • Art of Ancient Persia
  • Invasion of the Greeks
  • The Legacy of Ancient Persia
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Thousand of years ago, the land now occupied by the countries of Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan was home to many different groups of people. In turn, the Sumerians, the Babylonians, and the Assyrians ruled the area. Around 3,300 years ago, a new group arrived..."
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  • Life in Ancient Persia, by Don Nardo. Thomson Gale, 2003.
  • Ancient Persia: A Myreportlinks. COM Book, by Neil D. Bramwell. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2004.
  • Historical Atlas of Iran, by Fred Ramen. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2003.
ADULT BOOKS
  • Ancient Persia, by John Curtis. British Museum Press, 2000.
  • From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire, by Pierre Briant. Eisenbrauns, 2002.
  • Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia, edited by J. E Curtis and N. Tallis. University of California Press, 2005.
  • The Persian Empire, by Lindsay Allen. University Of Chicago Press, 2005.
WEBSITES
  • History for Kids: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/persians.htm
  • The Ancient Persian Alphabet: http://www.livius.org/arl-arz/aryans/alphabet.html
  • http://www.ancientpersia.com/