The Art of Empire in Achaemenid Persia: Studies in Honour of Margaret Cool Root

This volume in honour of Margaret Cool Root gathers seventeen

contributions on Achaemenid Persian art, ranging from the European

re-discovery of Persepolis, via Achaemenid glyphic art, evidence

of polychrome sculpture, and Achaemenid impact in the satrapies, to

possible reflections of Persepolitan art in Classical Greece. The

contributors are colleagues and, in a number of cases, former students

of Margaret Root. As a whole, the volume reflects the wide range of

Root’s interests and her impact on the field of Achaemenid studies.