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THE GREAT EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

THE GREAT EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

A resurgence of interest today in ancient empires is reflected in the success of blockbusters such as Alexander and Gladiator, and sell-out museum shows such as The First Emperor. But what do we really know about these ancient powers? What is the truth behind the movie glamour and the exhibition splendour?

A distinguished team of internationally renowned scholars surveys the great empires from 1600 BC to AD 500, from the ancient Mediterranean to China, taking 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 complete with maps and timelines,
The Great Empires of the Ancient World is an original and highly appealing work that makes past societies resonate with us today.

Each chapter conveys the main narrative of events, their impact on ancient societies and the dominant rulers who shaped that history, from Ramesses II in Egypt to Chandragupta in India, from Rome’s Augustus to China’s Shi Huang di. Exploring the very nature of empire itself, the authors show how profoundly imperialism in the distant past influenced the 19th-century powers and the modern United States.

Thomas Harrison is Rathbone Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, and Head of the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. His publications include Divinity and History, The Religion of Herodotus, The Emptiness of Asia, Aeschylus’ Persians and The History of the Fifth Century. He has also edited or co-edited Greeks and Barbarians and The Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome.

The contributors
Alastair Blanshard • Trevor Bryce • Robin Coningham • W. J. F. Jenner • Ted Kaizer • Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones • Bill Manley • Mark Manuel Michael Sommer • Marc Van de Mieroop.

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Emne Ældre kulturer
Kunstner
Forfatter Edited by Thomas Harrison
Sprog Engelsk tekst
Illustrationer 277 ill, heraf 259 i farver
Format / Sideantal 27 X 21 cm / 288 sider
Udgivelsesår 2009
Indbinding Indbundet
Forlag Thames & Hudson
Antikvarisk
Antal
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ISBN 9780500051603
Lev. 3-5 dage

THE GREAT EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

A resurgence of interest today in ancient empires is reflected in the success of blockbusters such as Alexander and Gladiator, and sell-out museum shows such as The First Emperor. But what do we really know about these ancient powers? What is the truth behind the movie glamour and the exhibition splendour?

A distinguished team of internationally renowned scholars surveys the great empires from 1600 BC to AD 500, from the ancient Mediterranean to China, taking 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 complete with maps and timelines,
The Great Empires of the Ancient World is an original and highly appealing work that makes past societies resonate with us today.

Each chapter conveys the main narrative of events, their impact on ancient societies and the dominant rulers who shaped that history, from Ramesses II in Egypt to Chandragupta in India, from Rome’s Augustus to China’s Shi Huang di. Exploring the very nature of empire itself, the authors show how profoundly imperialism in the distant past influenced the 19th-century powers and the modern United States.

Thomas Harrison is Rathbone Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, and Head of the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. His publications include Divinity and History, The Religion of Herodotus, The Emptiness of Asia, Aeschylus’ Persians and The History of the Fifth Century. He has also edited or co-edited Greeks and Barbarians and The Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome.

The contributors
Alastair Blanshard • Trevor Bryce • Robin Coningham • W. J. F. Jenner • Ted Kaizer • Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones • Bill Manley • Mark Manuel Michael Sommer • Marc Van de Mieroop.