The story of the Graeco-Persian wars has been often told, by ancients and moderns alike. But early in this book Shepherd, a classicist with several works on Ancient Greek history under his belt, ...
Introduction: the terrible tide of war / Philip de Souza -- War before history / R. Brian Ferguson -- Ancient Egyptian warfare / Ian Shaw and Daniel Boatright -- Ancient Near Eastern warfare / Nigel ...
As Minnesotans with shared roots in one of history’s great civilizations — Iran — we write in the wake of pivotal events reshaping the Middle East. Ali was born in Tehran and came to the U.S. just ...
On Dec. 28, 1934, Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia—good luck parodying that—wrote to George Rendel, the Head of the Eastern ...