Bibliograph

Type

Label

Xerxes, a Persian life, Richard Stoneman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-267) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Xerxes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

903284238

Responsibility statement

Richard Stoneman

Sub title

a Persian life

Summary

"In this lively and comprehensive new biography, Richard Stoneman shows how Xerxes, despite sympathetic treatment by the contemporary Greek writers Aeschylus and Herodotus, had his reputation destroyed by later Greek writers and by the propaganda of Alexander the Great. Stoneman draws on the latest research in Achaemenid studies and archaeology to present the ruler from the Persian perspective."--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Accession -- The Persian Empire -- The image of a king -- The religion of Xerxes -- Invasion (I): the cornerstone of Greek freedom -- Invasion (II): the wooden walls -- Persepolis -- Family romances -- Assassination

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