About the book: 2007 / Do you want to take a trip back in time - to a beautiful country where the great civilization of the ancient Iranians once flourished? In this case, you already hold the guidebook necessary for this journey in your hands. The author of this book, a famous French orientalist, figuratively and convincingly talks about the powerful empire - the rival of Hellas, about military affairs and the everyday life of the Persians, about their gods and sacred books, in which the great spiritual heritage of distant ancestors, common to the Indo-Iranians and Slavs, is hidden.