Empires : 12 epic empires, ancient and modern
Steele, Philip, 1948-2015
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This text focuses on 12 of the biggest and most incredible empires in the history of the world, from the first Babylonian Empire, founded in 1792 BCE, to the British Empire, which ended formally in 1997. On the way, it takes in ancient Egypt, ancient Persia, the early Indian empires, Imperial China, ancient Rome, the Mongols, the Ottoman empire, the Aztecs, the Inca, the Spanish empire, and the British empire. The book details the dates, location and extent of each empire, along with its most famous rulers. A timeline on every spread gives the key dates from each empire, and what happened when.
Main title:
Empires : 12 epic empires, ancient and modern / Philip Steele
Author:
Steele, Philip, 1948-, author
Imprint:
London : Wayland, 2015.
Collation:
31 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 28 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780750287555 (hbk)9780750287562 (ebook)0750287551
Dewey class:
321'.03'09J321.0309321.030321.03
Local class:
321.03J321.03
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
684170