Empire of the Aztecs (Great Empires of the Past)

Empire of Ancient Rome (Great Empires of the Past)
The influence of the Roman Empire has been widespread and profound, perhaps more so than that of any other empire or civilization. Rome laid the found...

Empire of Ancient Egypt (Great Empires of the Past)
A great civilization that grew up around the Nile River, ancient Egypt had sophisticated irrigation systems that held back the desert, writing and rec...

Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires 1908-1918
The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed events in modern history. The unravelling of these empi...

The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire
The disappearance of the Ottoman Empire had been foretold since the end of the eighteenth century. But, since it was not finally abolished by the Turk...

Empires of Ancient Persia (Great Empires of the Past)
For almost 1,200 years, the Persians ruled a territory that stretched from the Black Sea into Central Asia, from India to Egypt and into the fringes o...