Persia

Persia refers to the historic region centred on the area around the modern-day Iranian Republic and Afghanistan. There have been a number of important empires based from this region since the 8th century BC.

Notable Persian empires include the Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC), the Sasanian Empire (224–651), and the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194).

Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
The Blood of Flowers
رباعيات خيام
Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
The Conference of the Birds
The Histories
The Blind Owl
From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
The Divan
The Complete Persepolis
The Persian Expedition
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian HearnNightingale by Melissa MickelsenNightingale Songs by Simon Strantzas
Nightingale
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Tehran Moonlight by Azin SametipourRooftops of Tehran by Mahbod SerajiA Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina NayeriEqual of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani乙嫁語り 7 [Otoyomegatari 7] by Kaoru Mori
Fictitious Iran
43 books — 23 voters
The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyTreasures of Egypt by Amr  SalehThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
Arabian, Egyptian, and Indian Fantasy.
218 books — 21 voters


Christopher Marlowe
Unhappy Persia, that in former age Hast been the seat of mighty Conquerors, That in their prowesse and their policies, Have triumph over Africa.
Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine

Soroosh Shahrivar
But revenge and honor are as old as the pillars in Persepolis. The father, the brother or some man from her family will come looking for him.
Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

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