Persia and the West

In the 6th century BC the early kings of the Archaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to decorate their capital cities and express their mastery of the known world. This book seeks to trace the origins of this style [...]
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In the 6th century BC the early kings of the Archaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to decorate their capital cities and express their mastery of the known world. This book seeks to trace the origins of this style.