The Immortals

[bachmat66]

@Vishtaspa

That of Dick Davis, perhaps?

A well documented and modern research about Herodotus/Xenophon and Shahnameh would be great and provide us many clues.

Somehow no one sees the need for looking at such an important work. It seems to me that the established theories about the rise and fall of the Persians are final and no one cares to research further or go into another direction...

Regards

well not quite true as of lately
I know that for example Prof Olbrycht is doing such work (but his work is in German and Polish) and the last book from prof Drews does the same thing - critical look at sources and new interpretations
Darayavaush aka Bachmat