RT Book
T1 Ancient worlds: a global history of antiquity
A1 Scott, Michael 1981-
LA English
PP New York
PB Basic Books
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1625060939
AB "Twenty-five-hundred years ago, civilizations around the world entered a revolutionary new era that overturned old order and laid the foundation for our world today. In the face of massive social changes across three continents, radical new forms of government emerged; mighty wars were fought over trade, religion, and ideology; and new faiths were ruthlessly employed to unify vast empires. The histories of Rome and China, Greece and India--the stories of Constantine and Confucius, Qin Shi Huangdi and Hannibal--are here revealed to be interconnected incidents in the midst of a greater drama. In Ancient Worlds, historian Michael Scott presents a gripping narrative of this unique age in human civilization, showing how diverse societies responded to similar pressures and how they influenced one another: through conquest and conversion, through trade in people, goods, and ideas. An ambitious reinvention of our grandest histories, Ancient Worlds reveals new truths about our common human heritage"--Publisher description
NO "First published in Great Britain by Hutchinson in 2016"--Title page verso. - British edition has subtitle: An epic history of East & West. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-391) and index
CN CB311
SN 0465094724
SN 9780465094721
K1 Civilization, Ancient
K1 East and West
K1 History, Ancient
K1 Social History : To 500
K1 Social Change : History : To 1500
K1 History : Ancient : General
K1 History : World
K1 History : Ancient : Rome
K1 Social Change
K1 Social History