Changes

* Holland, Tom. ''Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Persian-Fire-First-Empire-Battle/dp/0307279480/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259416793&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]

* Holland, Tom. ''Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Persian-Fire-First-Empire-Battle/dp/0307279480/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259416793&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]

* Kuhrt, Amélie. ''The Ancient Near East,'' vol. 2 (1995) ch. 13, excellent brief history of the era

* Kuhrt, Amélie. ''The Ancient Near East,'' vol. 2 (1995) ch. 13, excellent brief history of the era

*  Stierlin, Henri. ''Splendors of The Persian Empire'' (2006), art abd architecture

*  Stierlin, Henri. ''Splendors of The Persian Empire'' (2006), art and architecture

 

==References==

==References==