Table of Contents

1 Introduction; 2 The Palace; 3 The Royal Table; 4 Jewellery and Personal Ornaments; 5 Religion and Burial; 6 Administration and the Economy; 7 Transport and Warfare; 8 Persia and Greece; 9 Discovery of Ancient Persia.

About the Author

John Curtis is Keeper of the Ancient Near Eastern department at the British Museum. He has written extensively on Iran, Mesopotamia (Iraq) and the ancient Near East. Nigel Tallis is Special Assistant in the Ancient Near Eastern department at the British Museum.