The History of Ancient Iran 3406093973
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Table of contents :
Introduction
Abbreviations
Chapter I. Geographical Survey
Chapter II. Demography
Chapter III. Pre-Iranian History of the Plateau and Central Asia
Chapter IV. Medes, Scythians and Eastern Rulers
Chapter V. Achaemenids
Chapter VI. Alexander the Great and the Seleucids
Chapter VII. Greco-Bactrians, Sakas and Parthians
Chapter VIII. The Parthians on the Plateau
Chapter IX. The Kushans
Chapter X. Minor Dynasties on the Plateau
Chapter XI. The Sasanians
Chapter XII. Eastern Iran and Central Asia
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Genealogical Tables of the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sasanian Dynasties
Appendix 2. The Behistun Inscription of Darius near Kermanshah, Iran
Appendix 3. The Bactrian Inscription of Surkh Kotal near Baghlan in Afghanistan
Appendix 4. The Inscription of Shapur I at Naqsh-e Rustam in Fars
Appendix 5. The MP Inscription of Narseh at Paikuli north of Khanaqin, Iraq
Index
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