Persian Fire

Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
The first edition cover.
AuthorTom Holland
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAchaemenid Persian Empire
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
Publication date
2005
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Published in English
2005
Media typePaperback
ISBN9780349117171
OCLC730091756
Preceded byRubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic 
Followed byMillennium 

Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West is a historical study of the Persian Empire by popular historian Tom Holland, first published in 2005. It won the Runciman Award.