Renaissance of glory : the rise and fall of the Sassanid Empire /
"At its height, the Achaemenid Empire of ancient Persia embraced all previous civilized states of the ancient Near East--a multinational empire without precedent. This program presents the history of the First Persian Empire, with particular attention paid to the historic architecture of the pe...
| Corporate Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English with English subtitles. |
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Hamilton, N.J. :
Fims for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2009]
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| Series: | Iran, the forgotten glory ;
Part 2. |
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| Online Access: | Official website. |
| Summary: | "At its height, the Achaemenid Empire of ancient Persia embraced all previous civilized states of the ancient Near East--a multinational empire without precedent. This program presents the history of the First Persian Empire, with particular attention paid to the historic architecture of the period's major cities and palaces. Insights into the development of the region by rulers such as Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, and Xerxes are offered. The ruins of royal residences are also emphasized, and explanations of the architecture and reliefs of palaces, including the Hall of Apadana and Tac̜ara, provide a historical backdrop to the program"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008 and issued in English, Farsi and Spanish versions. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (43 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. This disc is a DVD-R and may fail to play on some DVD players or drives. |
| Production Credits: | Narrators, Amir Fetanat (Far), Christopher Kent (Eng), Germán Arturo Gonzáles (Esp) ; cinematography and editing, Makan Karandish, Mehdi Eydipour, Hamed Motealleh. |
| ISBN: | 9781616168162 (series) 1616168161 (series) 9781616168186 1616168188 |