xxxii, 568 p., LXX p. of plates : 21 cm

Originally published: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1948

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Ancient history -- Iranian origins -- Founder Cyrus -- Camp of the Persians -- Life among the subject peoples -- Cambyses and the conquest of Egypt -- Prophet Zoroaster -- Usurper Darius -- A new lawgiver -- From India to Europe -- Problems of the Greek frontier -- The three capitals: Ecbatana, Babylon, and Susa -- Persepolis -- A royal huckster -- Paths of the Gods -- Xerxes as crown prince -- The great king and his armies -- Failure in Europe -- Delian league against Persia -- New Year's day at Persepolis -- Overtaxation and its results -- Triumphs through diplomacy -- Oriental tales and romances -- Science without theology -- Divide and conquer -- Decision for Sparta -- Dictator to Greece -- The last Egyptian empire -- Brief recovery -- The Nile regained -- Science true and false -- Religions dying and living -- Fresh breezes from the West -- Philip and the start of the Crusade -- Alexander, heir to the Crusade -- The Oriental God-King -- Persepolis: the Crusade ends

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