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Towards one world : ancient Persia and the West / Warwick Ball.
Series: Ball, Warwick. Asia in Europe and the making of the West ; v. 2.Publication details: Northampton, Mass. : Olive Branch Press, 2011.Description: xvi, 224 p., xlviii p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781566568227
- 1566568226
- DS281 .B37 2011
Contents:
The legacy of Cyrus. The Iranian background -- Persians and Greeks. The beginnings of a complex relationship -- The Ionians beyond the sea. The Graeco-Persian wars -- The demon king. Alexander of Macedon's invasion -- An 'Iranistic' age. Neo-Persian kingdoms and a would-be empire -- Two super-powers. Recovery, expansion and the war that changed the world -- Light and darkness. Iranian religious ideas -- The shadow of Zoroaster. Iranian religion in Anatolia and Armenia -- The dualist challenge. Manichaeans, Paulicians, Bogomils, Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade -- An Iranian world. Conclusion.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | DS 281 .B37 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5171244 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-216) and index.
The legacy of Cyrus. The Iranian background -- Persians and Greeks. The beginnings of a complex relationship -- The Ionians beyond the sea. The Graeco-Persian wars -- The demon king. Alexander of Macedon's invasion -- An 'Iranistic' age. Neo-Persian kingdoms and a would-be empire -- Two super-powers. Recovery, expansion and the war that changed the world -- Light and darkness. Iranian religious ideas -- The shadow of Zoroaster. Iranian religion in Anatolia and Armenia -- The dualist challenge. Manichaeans, Paulicians, Bogomils, Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade -- An Iranian world. Conclusion.
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