01510nam a2200277 a 4500001001500000005001700015008004100032020002700073020003000100040000600130050001000136082001800146245006300164250002400227260004200251300002100293520061400314650002600928650002100954650001600975700002200991856008201013942001201095999001701107952010801124ASIN050005160720170105102925.0131211s2009    xxu                 eng d  a0500051607 (hardcover)  a9780500051603 (hardcover)  a004aCB31104a930bGRE 200904aThe great empires of the ancient world /cThomas Harrison.  aTHAMES & HUDSON ed.  a[S.l.] :bThames & Hudson Ltd,c2009.  a288 p. ;c28 cm.  aA 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. 0aCivilization, Ancient 0aHistory, Ancient 0aImperialism1 aHarrison, Thomas.403Amazon.comuhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500051607/chopaconline-20  2ddccBK  c15772d15772  001040708NFICaCIPSbCIPScGENd2013-10-02l0o930 GRE 2009pCIPS0001900r2013-12-11w2013-12-11yBK