The Great Empires of the Ancient World

Graphic account of the Parthian victory over Rome at Carrhae. A Penetrating study of the clash between two of the great empires of the ancient worl...

The compelling story of the world's greatest ancient powers.Illustrations: 10 Illustrations, black and white; 28 Illustrations, colorEditor(s): Tho...

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking o...

Reducere. A tale of far-flung desert adventure set in the distant Bronze AgeTwo great empires on the brink of war, one last hope for peace...1294 BC: The fra...

In Great World Wonders, travel enthusiast and writer Michael Turtle offers a curated guide to the best UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe...

Reducere. The 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kings...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Persian EmpireStudents of ancient history are well aware of the Persians. A still-present cultural and lingu...

Reducere. Explore the Intense History of the Assyrians. The ancient masters of war and conquest became the most powerful force in the Near East thousands of ...

About Explanatorium of HistoryTake a rollercoaster ride through the past with this fact-packed and visually stunning children's history encyclopedi...

Reducere. From the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5, 000 years of history to see where and how ancient...

Reducere. Take a rollercoaster ride through the past with this fact-packed and visually stunning children's history encyclopedia. Discover what the major tur...

Reducere. Long ago the world fell into twilight, when the great empires of old consumed each other in sorcerous cataclysms. In the south the Star Towers fell...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bruce W. GoreTake in the full history of the Bible with a detailed account that focuses on its major empires, events and pe...

This new fourth edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, now with twenty-seven full-color maps and eighty-one color illustrations, has been thoroughly re...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Assyrian EmpireLocated in modern-day Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, the land between the great Tigris and Euphra...

Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the headlines there is a fascinating story of a nation of great int...

Description"I hope that in some modest way these drawings express man's profound relationship with the natural world, and, if it has one, something...

The great river civilization of the Oxus is one of the forgotten jewels of the ancient world. In history, this grand arterial 1, 500-mile waterway ...

DescriptionThis wide-ranging reference book covers almost 3000 years of history, offering enthralling insights into the art and architecture, myths...

The rediscovery of Babylon and Assyria in the 1840s transformed Western views on the origins of civilisation. The excavation of Nineveh proved that...

Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved world of Darkover encompasses many realms, from glacier-shrouded mountains to arid wastelands, from ancient kingdom...

Reducere. Elizabeth Bear concludes her award-winning epic fantasy trilogy, The Eternal Sky, with Steles of the Sky.Re Temur, exiled heir to his grandfather's...