The Culture and Social Institutions of Ancient Iran
- ISBN-10
- 0521611911
- ISBN-13
- 9780521611916
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-11-11
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Muhammad A. Dandamaev, Vladimir G. Lukonin
Description
The authors look in detail at the highly developed social institutions of the Achaemenid Empire.
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