| Copyright Holder | J. M. Cook |
| Illustrator | Simon Noyes |
| Maps | Reginald Piggott |
| Publisher Series | Empires of the Ancient Near East |
| Publisher | The Folio Society |
| First Published by | J. M. Dent & Sons |
| Printed by | St Edmundsbury Press |
| Typeset by | The Folio Society |
| Bound by | Cambridge University Press |
| Published in/by Arrangement with | Orion Publishing Group |
| About/Subject | Ancient Civilisations , Persian Empire |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| This Edition Published | 1999 |
| Reprinted | 2000 |
| Copyright | 1983 |
| Pages / Font | 347 pages / Monotype Imprint |
| Notes | 2nd printing. |
