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Any good books from/about pre-Islamic Persia?

>> No.18883477
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18883477

>>18883468
Herodotus is the obvious one.

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>>18883477
This and pic related

>> No.18883527

>>18883468
The Sassanids don't have much but there are few.
>Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire by Parvaneh Pourshariati
>Sasanian Persia by Touraj Daryaee
>Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity by Beate Dignas
Edinburgh University Press have also pumped out a pretty good series called Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Check it out.

>> No.18883541

>>18883527
What about the Achaemenids

>> No.18883564

>>18883541
Don't know shit on the Achaemenids. I only really care for Late Antiquity.

>> No.18884484

bump

>> No.18884956

>>18883468
Read Shanameh (King's Book or Book of Kings)
It's technically post-Islamic, but speaks extensively about exploits of legendary pre-Islamic heroes and ancient Iran. Very underrated epic.

>> No.18884978

>>18883477
He is very biased. That must be kept in mind. He may be enjoyable, but he won't be accurate.

>> No.18885034

The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon