LEADER 00836cam0-22002771i-450- 001 990005088960403321 005 19990530 035 $a000508896 035 $aFED01000508896 035 $a(Aleph)000508896FED01 035 $a000508896 100 $a19990530g19179999km-y0itay50------ba 101 0 $aeng 105 $ay-------001yy 200 1 $aJohn Milton$fan assay by Lord Macaulay$gedited with introduction and notes by J. H. Flather 210 $aCambridge$cCambridge University press$d1917 215 $a126 p.$d16 cm 700 1$aMacaulay,$bThomas Babington Macaulay$c$0173757 702 1$aFlather,$bJ. H. 801 0$aIT$bUNINA$gRICA$2UNIMARC 901 $aBK 912 $a990005088960403321 952 $aP.3 A1(417)$bBibl.8534$fFLFBC 959 $aFLFBC 996 $aJohn Milton$9536368 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02176oam 2200313z- 450 001 9910157458103321 005 20230906203136.0 010 $a0-7502-8756-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000453424 035 $a(BIP)075618880 035 $a(BIP)050204908 035 $a(VLeBooks)9780750287562 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000453424 100 $a20210505cuuuuuuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 $aEmpires 210 $cWayland 215 $a1 online resource (32 p.) 225 $aEpic 311 $a0-7502-8755-1 330 $a Epic: Empires 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. Additional background information to each empire is also provided, including how each one came into being, who its enemies were, the gods its people worshipped, and how it met its downfall. Epic: Empires also looks at the technology, advances and inventions that came out of each empire, from the paper, fireworks and compasses of imperial China to the sewers, roads and aqueducts of ancient Rome. Infographic elements on each spread present information in a simple and highly visual way. Clear, concise text and a bright, appealing design make the book the perfect resource for project work on geography or history, or simply a great leisure read, for children aged 9 and above. For more epic events, try reading the other titles in the Epic series: Animal Migrations , Battles and Explorers . 606 $aImperialism 615 0$aImperialism. 676 $a321.0309 700 $aSteele$b Philip$01748316 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910157458103321 996 $aEmpires$94180957 997 $aUNINA