{"product_id":"xerxes-9780300180077","title":"Xerxes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Recent scholarly approaches to the lives of ancient Iranian monarchs have opted for the Reception Studies approach, filtering the rulers through the long-lens of ancient and modern historiography. Not so Richard Stoneman. He boldly bucks the trend and in his Xerxes: A Persian Life proves that it is possible to write a very good biography of a long-dead Persian. He takes a cradle-to-grave (or harem-to-ossuary) approach in doing so and tackles the complex, conflicting, multi-layered sources with gusto.'-Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, THE -- Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Times Higher Education \"A biography that awakens curiosity and whets the appetite for more information.\"-Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Reviews \"Stoneman shows Xerxes in an exciting new light.\"?Choice Choice \"Stoneman succeeds in offering a re-examination, or a biography as he calls it, of Xerxes' life and work... A useful companion for everyone interested in the Greek-Persian wars, the civilizations of the Near East and especially those unfamiliar with the Achaemenid Empire.\"-Michael Iliakis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review -- Michael Iliakis Bryn Mawr","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864332546391,"sku":"9780300180077","price":40.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300180077.jpg?v=1722271456","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/xerxes-9780300180077","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}