The Great Empires of the Ancient World - Hardcover

'A remarkable achievement ... The careful use of illustrations, combined with well written essays, make this an excellent introduction to an increasingly popular field of study' - Contemporary Review

A distinguished team of internationally renowned scholars surveys the great empires from 1600 bc to ad 500, from the ancient Mediterranean to China. In ten masterly chapters, the authors take in the empires of New Kingdom Egypt, the Hittites, Assyria and Babylonia, Achaemenid through to Sassanid Persia, Athens and Alexander, Rome, India and Qin and Han China. Superbly illustrated and underpinned by deep scholarship attractively conveyed, The Great Empires of the Ancient World is an original and highly appealing work that makes these past societies resonate with, and fully relevant to, the modern age.

Table of Contents

1. The Egyptian Empire · 2. The Hittite Empire · 3. The Empires of Assyria and Babylonia · 4. The First Persian Empire · 5. The Athenian Empire · 6. The Empire of Alexander and His Successors · 7. The Parthian and Sassanian Empires · 8. The Roman Empire · 9. The Early Empires of India · 10. The Early Empires of China