The Great Empires of the Ancient World
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The Great Empires of the Ancient World

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The Great Empires of the Ancient World

About this book

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 comprehensive chapters, taking in the empires of New Kingdom Egypt; the Hittites; Assyria and Babylonia; Achaemenid Persia; Athens; Alexander; Parthian and early Sasanian Persia; Rome; India; and Qin and Han China. 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 Romes Augustus to Chinas Shi-huangdi. 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.

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Information

Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9780500775738
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

RULERS AND LEADERS

PHARAOHS OF NEW KINGDOM EGYPT

18th Dynasty
1539–1514 BC
Ahmose I
1514–1493 BC
Amenhotep I
1493–1481 BC
Thutmose I
1481–1479 BC
Thutmose II
1479–1425 BC
Thutmose III
(1473–1458 BC
Hatshepsut)
1426–1400 BC
Amenhotep II
1400–1390 BC
Thutmose IV
1390–1353 BC
Amenhotep III
1353–1336 BC
Akhenaten
1336–1332 BC
Smenkhkara
1332–1322 BC
Tutankhamun
1322–1319 BC
Ay
1319–1292 BC
Horemheb
19th Dynasty
1292–1290 BC
Ramesses I
1290–1279 BC
Sety I
1279–1213 BC
Ramesses II
1213–1204 BC
Merenptah
1204–1198 BC
Sety II
(1202–1200 BC
Amenmesse)
1198–1193 BC
Siptah
1198–1190 BC
Twosret
20th Dynasty
1190–1187 BC
Sethnakhte
1187–1156 BC
Ramesses III
1156–1150 BC
Ramesses...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. About the Author
  4. Other Titles of Interest
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: New Visions of Ancient Empires
  7. The Empire of New Kingdom Egypt
  8. The Hittite Empire
  9. Plate Section One
  10. The Empires of Assyria and Babylonia
  11. The First Persian Empire
  12. The Athenian Empire
  13. The Empire of Alexander and his Successors
  14. The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires
  15. The Roman Empire
  16. The Early Empires of South Asia
  17. Plate Section Two
  18. The Early Empires of China
  19. Rulers and Leaders
  20. Contributors
  21. Further Reading
  22. Picture Credits
  23. Index
  24. Copyright