Iran History and Culture

From the mighty Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great to the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran carries one of the most extraordinary stories in human history. This comprehensive guide takes you deep into the heart of a civilisation that gave the world algebra, breathtaking architecture, and some of its greatest poetry — yet remains widely misunderstood today. Spanning three millennia of empire, conquest, art, and transformation, this is the story of Iran as you have never read it before.