The Great Empires of the Ancient World

The compelling story of the world's greatest ancient powers their rise and fall, their artistic and architectural splendours of New Kingdom Egypt, The Hittites, Assyria and Babylonia, Achaemenid Persia, Classical Athens, Alexander and his Successors, The Parthians and Sasanians, The Roman Empire, India from the Mauryan to the Gupta Empires,Qin and Han China.

London: The Story of a Great City

No city has a more dramatic history than London: fire, plague, and riots have shaken its spirit, but never brought it down. The extraordinary story unfolds here through a combination of artifacts, maps, documents, paintings, photographs, and unparalleled writing. From its origins as a Roman outpost to its role as a source of inspiration for Dickens, the city’s history is filled with tales of …

Rome: Fascinating Cities

ichly illustrated with stunning photographs and engaging bite-size texts, this new series gives a revealing insight into the diversities and attractions of the world's most fascinating cities. A comprehensive timeline provides a colourful account of the key events and influential people that have shaped the city, giving readers a real sense of what makes each destination what it is today. Packe…

Paris: Fascinating Cities

"Each volume of the series Fascination Cities contains more than 500 breathtaking photos by the world s best urban photographers that will take you on a fascinating tour through each city, introducing you to the attractions, people, culture and unique atmosphere. Comprehensive captions provide detailed information on each image. Special pages devoted to art, culture, customs and more make for …

Roman World- The: People and Places: A History of the Classical World

Daily life in ancient Rome is explored in accounts of the sports and games in the arenas, and in a timeline of developments and inventions in science, technology and medicine. The past comes to life with fine illustrations of classical sculptures, metalwork, mosaics, frescoes and portraits.

Ancient Greek World- The: People and Places: A History of the Classical World

All the styles of Greek architecture clearly explained, with a wealth of information on sculpture, vase painting, frescoes and mosaics. Over 500 fine-art illustrations and photographs of temples, archaeological sites, sculptures, paintings and vases make this an indispensable source for anyone wanting to discover the rise and fall of ancient Greece for themselves.

New York: The Story of A Great City

Few cities make your heart race faster just by standing on their streets, but New York exerts an influence that stretches far beyond the city's limits. New York: The Story of A Great City tells concisely and entertainingly how the city developed from the land inhabited by the Lenape people to the great metropolis it is today. Organised both thematically and chronologically, the book brings the …

Paris:The Story of a Great City

An intriguing, concise history of Paris, beautifully illustrated by works from the archives of the museums of Paris, this delightful book takes the reader on a journey from the earliest settlement in the area to the grand architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, bringing them right up to the present day and the ever-changing landscape of Europe's biggest metropolitan city. Ackn…

Vatican City (Edizioni Musei Vaticani)

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9788882716226

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224 hlm., 29 cm

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945 Pet

Atlas of World Heritage China:A Photographic Journey of China's Most Famous C…

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ISBN/ISSN

9781602200050

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188 hlm., 30 cm

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915.1 Wan