{"product_id":"king-and-court-in-ancient-persia-559-to-331-bce-9780748641253","title":"King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 Bce","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian society\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first Persian Empire (559-331 BCE) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great King. Hidden behind the walls of his vast palace, and surrounded by the complex rituals of court ceremonial, the Persian monarch was undisputed master of his realm, a god-like figure of awe, majesty, and mystery.Yet the court of the Great King was no simple platform for meaningless theatrical display; at court, presentation mattered: nobles vied for position and prestige, and the royal family attempted to keep a tight grip on dynastic power - in spite of succession struggles, murders, and usurpations, for the court was also the centre of political decision-making and the source of cultural expression. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on rich Iranian and Classical sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines key issues such as royal ideology, court structure, ceremony and ritual, royal migrations, gender, hierarchy, architecture and space and cultural achievements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccesses the rarefied but dangerous world of Persian palace life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes guides to further reading and web resources to encourage research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748641253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University and a specialist in the histories and cultures of ancient Iran and Greece. He also works on dress and gender in antiquity and on the ancient world in popular culture, especially Hollywood cinema. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDesigns on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAphrodite's Tortoise: The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCtesias' History of Persia\u003c\/i\u003e. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Dress in the Ancient Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreek Notions of the Past in the Archaic and Classical Eras\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreating a Hellenistic World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hellenistic Court\u003c\/i\u003e as well as numerous articles on Greek and Persian culture. He is the series editor of Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia and co-series editor of Screening Antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40214549299315,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_603f6e52-d481-4a25-bef7-b990dc023f97.jpg?v=1656509612","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/king-and-court-in-ancient-persia-559-to-331-bce-9780748641253","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}