Part I. The Rise of Persia: 1. Cyrus I (1); 2. The inscriptions of Ariaramnes and Arsames (2-3); 3. Cyrus II (4-17); 4. Cambyses II (18-29); 5. Bardiya (30-42); Part II. The Persian Empire Under the First Three Achaemenid Kings: 6. Darius I (43-60); 7. Xerxes I (61-75); 8. Artaterxes I (76-93); Part III. The Organisation and Administration of the Persian Empire; Religion in the Empire: 9. Persian Kingship (94-122); 10. The Administration of the Empire (123-158); 11. Royal women (159-180); 12. Travel in the Empire (168-172); 13. Religion in the Empire (191-205).