Great empires : an illustrated atlas / [Stephen G. Hyslop, Patricia S. Daniels]
Great empires : an illustrated atlas / [Stephen G. Hyslop, Patricia S. Daniels]
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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2011.
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NQ909/71
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367 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
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Part I, The Ancient World 2600 B.C.-A.D. 500 -- The Ancient Middle East: Tumultuous cradle of empires -- Egypt on the rise: Lords of the Nile -- Mediterranean conquests: Greece, Carthage, and Rome -- Classical Asia: India and China -- Part II, The Middle Ages 500-1500 -- Byzantium and the Arab worl...
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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2011.
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c2011.
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Experience what life was like when pharaohs erected the majestic pyramids; when Hannibal commanded Carthage's 40,000 troops; when Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor; and when the drive to conquer defined the destiny of leaders and the lives of ordinary people. Much of human history is destined to be forgotten--but thousands of years have no...
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Great empires : an illustrated atlas / [Stephen G. Hyslop, Patricia S. Daniels]
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 356) and index.
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c2011.
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1426208308 (deluxe)
9781426208294 (hbk.)
1426208294 (hbk.)
9781426208300 (deluxe)
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909
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991020162509702626