Summary of Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones's Persians

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Sample Book Insights:

#1 The first part of our investigation into the world of the ancient Persians is focused on narrative history. We will cover the origins of the Persians in Central Asia and their subsequent migration into the Iranian plateau. We will look at the rise to power of Cyrus the Great and his methods of conquest and settlement.

#2 The Proto-Iranians were a nomadic tribe that settled on the Iranian plateau 5,000 years ago. They were pastoral migrants who herded their cattle into common pens or cowsheds. They were despised by the cattle-raiders, who were forces of evil.

#3 The first type of migration was the infiltration of cattle-breeding families who voluntarily uprooted themselves from their ancestral lands and made the laborious journey into the Iranian plateau. These people had no masterplan, but were content to wander until they found a space that offered safety and good grazing.

#4 The second type of migration was a mass exodus of tribes headed by a well-organised army of warriors. They cleared the paths of any hostile resistance, and most people went on foot. The Steppe horsemen who entered Iran were fierce.