The Great Empires of the Ancient World
The Great Empires of the Ancient World
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A compelling history of the worlds greatest ancient powersIn this highly appealing collection a distinguished team of internationally renowned scholars survey the great empires from BCE to CE In ten comprehensive chapters from the ancient Mediterranean to China these experts guide readers through the empires of New Kingdom Egypt the Hittites AssyriaBabylonia Achaemenid Persia Athens Alex er the Greathis successors Parthianearly Sasanian Persia Rome IndiaQinHan China Each chapter conveys the main narrative of events their impact on ancient societiesthe dominant rulers who shaped that history from Ramesses II in Egypt to Ch ragupta in India from Romes Augustus to Chinas ShihuangdiExploring the nature of empire itself The Great Empires of the Ancient World shows how profoundly imperialism in the distant past influenced our contemporary ideas of power color illustrations