Ancient Dynasties
Ancient Dynasties

Author: John D. Grainger

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2019-01-30

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 152674676X

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A guide to the over 150 families that ruled the Classical world, from the 10th century BC to the 8th century AD, from western Europe to central Asia. Ancient Dynasties is a unique study of the ruling families of the ancient world known to the Greeks and Romans. The book is in two parts. The first offers analysis and discussion of various features of the ruling dynasties (including the leading families of republican Rome). It examines patterns, similarities and contrasts, categorizes types of dynasty and explores common themes such as how they were founded and maintained, the role of women, and the various reasons for their decline. The second part is a catalog of all the dynasties (over 150 of them) known to have existed between approximately 1000 BC and AD 750 from the Atlantic Ocean to Baktria (roughly modern Afghanistan). It provides genealogical tables as well as information on where and when they held power. Altogether, Ancient Dynasties offers an invaluable reference to ancient history buffs interested in the families that wielded power in the Classical world.

Ancient Chinese Dynasties
Ancient Chinese Dynasties

Author: Cynthia L. Jenson-Elliott

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781601527394

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This book explores the history of Ancient Chinese dynasties, covering art and language to large-scale building projects such as the Great Wall and the bureaucratic structure of society itself.

The Royal Dynasties in Ancient Israel
The Royal Dynasties in Ancient Israel

Author: Tomoo Ishida

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-08-26

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 3110853760

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The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.

A Short History of China
A Short History of China

Author: Gordon Kerr

Publisher: Oldcastle Books

Published: 2013-01-25

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1842439693

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The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the West. From the beginnings of Chinese prehistory right through to internet censorship with the 'Great Firewall of China', Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous country. A Short History of China provides an absorbing introduction to more than 4,000 years of Chinese history, telling the stories of the tyrants, despots, femmes fatales, artists, warriors and philosophers who have shaped this fascinating and complex nation. It describes the amazing technological advances that her scientists and inventors made many hundreds of years before similar discoveries in Europe. It also investigates the Chinese view of the world and examines the movements, aspirations and philosophies that moulded it and, in so doing, created the Chinese nation. Finally, the book examines the dramatic changes of the last few decades and the emergence of China as an economic and industrial 21st century superpower, making Napoleon Bonaparte's words about her ring true: "Let China sleep, for when she awakes, she will shake the world."

The Braganzas
The Braganzas

Author: Malyn Newitt

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2019-10-15

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1789141656

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For two hundred and seventy years, the House of Braganza provided the kings and queens of Portugal. During a period of momentous change, from 1640 to 1910, this influential family helped to establish Portuguese independence from their powerful Spanish neighbors and saved the monarchy and government from total destruction by the marauding armies of Napoleon. The Braganzas also ruled the vast empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1889, successfully creating a unified nation and preventing the country from splitting into small warring states. In his fascinating reappraisal of the Braganza dynasty, Malyn Newitt traces the rise and fall of one of the world’s most important royal families. He introduces us to a colorful cast of innovators, revolutionaries, villains, heroes, and charlatans, from the absolutist Dom Miguel to the “Soldier King” Dom Pedro I, and recounts in vivid detail the major social, economic, and political events that defined their rule. Featuring an extensive selection of artworks and photographs, Newitt’s book offers a timely look at Britain’s “oldest ally” and the role of monarchy in the early modern European world.

Chinese Dynasties! Ancient History for Kids
Chinese Dynasties! Ancient History for Kids

Author: Left Brain Kids

Publisher: Left Brain Kids

Published: 2016-05-06

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781683765929

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Go to the Middle Kingdom and learn all about their dynasties and stories. This educational resource is filled with fun facts about Ancient China. The use of appropriate images only furthers your child's interest and fuels the absorption of knowledge, too. So what are you waiting for? Grab a copy of this book today!

The Ancient Egyptian Economy
The Ancient Egyptian Economy

Author: Brian Muhs

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1107113369

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The first economic history of ancient Egypt employing a New Institutional Economics approach and covering the entire pharaonic period, 3000-30 BCE.

Babylonia under the Sealand and Kassite Dynasties
Babylonia under the Sealand and Kassite Dynasties

Author: Susanne Paulus

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-09-21

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1501510231

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Babylonia in the second half of the 2nd millennium BCE is one of the most understudied periods of Mesopotamian history. In the last few years, discoveries of new texts and archaeological materials from the Sealand Dynasty have emerged, which expand the possibilities to fill this gap in our knowledge of Mesopotamian history. At the same time, scholars have started to revive Kassite studies using new materials, methods, and questions. While those works are groundbreaking contributions to the field, many questions about the history and chronology, archaeology, economy, language of Babylonia during this period are still unsolved. This volume brings together eleven contributions by leading scholars in the Sealand and Kassite period, approaching those questions from an archaeological, ethnological, historical, linguistic, and economical point of view. The book opens with an introduction into the history and research on Babylonia under the Sealand Dynasty and the Kassites.