3%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Writing Ancient Persia: Classical Essays
Thomas Harrison
€ 30.99
€ 30.10
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Writing Ancient Persia: Classical Essays
Paperback. Series: Classical Essays. 144 pages, Illustrations. This essay is a critique of this new Achaemenid historiography, concentrating on the difficulties of using Greek sources for the writing of Persian history. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBAH; HBJF; HBLA. Dimension: 215 x 157 x 15. Weight: 252.
The history of the Achaemenid Persian empire has been largely rewritten in the last thirty years by an international group of scholars, inspired partly by new sources of information, but also by a concerted attempt to look at Ancient Persia in its own terms, rather than through the lens of neighbouring societies, and to excise the pejorative bias of the Greek sources. This essay is a critique of this new Achaemenid historiography, concentrating on the difficulties of using Greek sources for the writing of Persian history. It argues that the excising of Greek bias should be seen to be, ... Read more
The history of the Achaemenid Persian empire has been largely rewritten in the last thirty years by an international group of scholars, inspired partly by new sources of information, but also by a concerted attempt to look at Ancient Persia in its own terms, rather than through the lens of neighbouring societies, and to excise the pejorative bias of the Greek sources. This essay is a critique of this new Achaemenid historiography, concentrating on the difficulties of using Greek sources for the writing of Persian history. It argues that the excising of Greek bias should be seen to be, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780715639177
SKU
V9780715639177
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Thomas Harrison
Thomas Harrison is Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, University of Liverpool.
Reviews for Writing Ancient Persia: Classical Essays
Writing Ancient Persia is an ideal book for those new to Achaemenid history as it presents major current academic arguments and scholarship with a full bibliography for those interested in learning more from both Achaemenid and Greek scholars.
Kirsty Mason, University of Kent
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
For those already involved in this field, it offers sufficient ... Read more
Kirsty Mason, University of Kent
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
For those already involved in this field, it offers sufficient ... Read more