Sasanian Empire cover art

Sasanian Empire

A Captivating Guide to the Neo-Persian Empire That Ruled Before the Arab Conquest of Persia and the Rise of Islam

Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

Sasanian Empire

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Desmond Manny
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £7.23

Buy Now for £7.23

Summary

Explore the captivating history of the Sasanian Empire.

Too often, people tend to disregard Iranian history and its ancient empires as so-called bad guys, often barbaric and bloodthirsty, lacking the culture, morals, and finesse of Westerners. Yet this is far from the truth. Starting from the first Persian Empire under the Achaemenids, culture and achievements of the ancient Iranian states were astonishing, influencing nations far outside their borders. That influence was probably the strongest during the Sasanian Empire, which is today considered the pinnacle of ancient Iranian civilization and culture.

In this Captivating History audiobook, you will discover how important the Sasanian Empire was to history and how their legacy became an integral part of what we today think of as Islamic culture.

In Sasanian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Neo-Persian Empire That Ruled Before the Arab Conquest of Persia and the Rise of Islam, you will discover topics such as:

  • The rise of the Sasanian Empire
  • The first Sasanian decline
  • The golden age and the end of the Sasanian Empire
  • Sasanian government and military
  • Art and culture of the Sasanian Empire
  • Life and society of the Sasanians
  • Religion in the Sasanian state
  • And much, much more!

So, if you want to learn more about the Sasanian Empire, listen to this audiobook now!

©2018 Captivating History (P)2018 Captivating History
Education Middle East Ancient History Iran Military Middle Ages
All stars
Most relevant
This is an excellent audible for anyone who wants to know more about the Sasanian Empire Period. It is the first book that I listen to on this topic and it satisfied my curiosity on the topic. As an Iranian, I wanted to know more about my ancestors in this time period, and this book did the job. I recommend to all who are interested in knowing more about this period.

Excellent book to listen.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Sassanid Empire is an unknown entity to most readers - including a good number of historians. For Late Antiquity the number of books in English diminishes progressively the farther east one moves. By the time one arrives at Sassanid Empire the number of relevant and inexpensive stuff for the history buffs.

Its relevant and free for me.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

There are a number of reasons for this, foremost of which is the bewildering array of languages faced by anyone interested in understanding this very important era in Iranian and Central Asian history. To make matters worse, much of what we do know about this empire comes from either outside accounts of Sasanian Persia, or from sources written long after the empire's collapse in the seventh century.

a great presentation of Sasanian Persia.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

The author collected all the pertinent books on the Sasanian Empire History and made a compendium and put his name as its author. The book has very little academic value. Better books exist on this subject. There is no originality found but still an effort done by the author and also by the narrator so I post three stars it.

Not good just okay.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

This is an excellent book for some of the details of that era that is missing in our history books. As many are beginning to attest, the current history books are written by one side and greatly exaggerate the accomplishments of their side while down play the achievements of the other side, which they confess, were great civilizations. A good such exaggeration is the fact that 300 Spartans blocks 200,000 Persian with primitive weapons of that era.

Simply unavailable history book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

See more reviews