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 mast... » 

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. -each chapter conveys the main narrative of events, their impact on ancient societies and the dominant rulers who shaped that history-special pictorial features highlight the artistic and architectural achievements of the imperial craftworkers, from the Parthenon frieze and the Begram ivories to Sasanian silver and Han jade-'Voice of Empire' spreads bring to life each empire in the words of its rulers and citizens300 illustrations, 220 in colour «