Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements xiv
5. Note on Abbreviations and Style xvii
6. Series Editor’s Preface xviii
7. Maps xx
8. Introduction: Perspectives, Looking Glasses and the Achaemenid Empire 1
9. 2 Journeys through the Looking Glass: Early Perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire 67
10. 3 Facing the Gorgon: Reactions to the Achaemenid Empire in Classical Athens 125
11. 4 What the Butler Saw: Intimate Perspectives on King and Court in Classical Ionian Texts 189
12. 5 The Mirror Crack’d: Spartan Responses to the ‘East’ and to the Achaemenid Empire 222
13. 6 Entering the Hall of Mirrors: Macedonia and the Achaemenid Empire 255
14. Conclusion: Travelling with Eunuchs 293
15. Bibliography 298
16. Index 354