『世界の古代帝国歴史図鑑』（原書） The Great Empires of the Ancient World

Harrison, Thomas (EDT)

Thames & Hudson Ltd（2009/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.／サイズ 300 b/w & colour illus.
• 商品コード 9780500051603
• DDC分類 930

基本説明

邦訳：2011年10月・柊風舎
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.

Full Description

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.

Contents

1. The Egyptian Empire * 2. The Hittite Empire * 3. The Empires of Assyria and Babylonia * 4. The First Persian Empire * 5. The Athenian Empire * 6. The Empire of Alexander and His Successors * 7. The Parthian and Sassanian Empires * 8. The Roman Empire * 9. The Early Empires of India * 10. The Early Empires of China