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Great Courses volume 11
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English
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Turn to the Persian Empire, one of the grandest civilizations in the ancient world. Survey the history of Persia from King Cyrus to Alexander the Great, then study the city of Persepolis. Its construction, its palaces, and its many relief sculptures all showed the breadth and power of the king.
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Great Courses volume 15
Language
English
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Meet Georg Grotefend, a German high school teacher who made an incomparable contribution to the study of ancient writing and civilization. As the methods he used to decipher Old Persian cuneiform in the Achaemenid texts of Persepolis are investigated, delve into a bit of history on this culture's language and the foundation that was already established for the decipherment.
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