The Age Of God-Kings: 3000-1500 Bc
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At the dawn of recorded civilization, mighty rulers rose to claim divine authority over the ancient world — and The Age of God-Kings: 3000-1500 BC chronicles the extraordinary era when the great civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and the Aegean first flourished under the iron grip of god-kings who shaped the very foundations of human society. This richly illustrated volume presents the political, religious, and cultural forces that drove these early civilizations to construct monumental architecture, develop writing systems, codify law, and wage war on a scale never before seen in human history. Part of Time-Life Books' acclaimed TimeFrame series, the work synthesizes archaeological evidence and historical scholarship to paint a vivid portrait of Bronze Age societies in their full complexity, from the pyramid-builders of the Nile to the palace cultures of Minoan Crete. Written with the authoritative yet accessible voice that defined Time-Life's landmark reference series, it argues that this pivotal millennium and a half was not merely a prelude to classical antiquity, but the crucible in which the defining institutions of civilization were forged — leaving the reader to wonder how much of that ancient world still echoes in our own.
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life Books
Format: Hardback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
At the dawn of recorded civilization, mighty rulers rose to claim divine authority over the ancient world — and The Age of God-Kings: 3000-1500 BC chronicles the extraordinary era when the great civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and the Aegean first flourished under the iron grip of god-kings who shaped the very foundations of human society. This richly illustrated volume presents the political, religious, and cultural forces that drove these early civilizations to construct monumental architecture, develop writing systems, codify law, and wage war on a scale never before seen in human history. Part of Time-Life Books' acclaimed TimeFrame series, the work synthesizes archaeological evidence and historical scholarship to paint a vivid portrait of Bronze Age societies in their full complexity, from the pyramid-builders of the Nile to the palace cultures of Minoan Crete. Written with the authoritative yet accessible voice that defined Time-Life's landmark reference series, it argues that this pivotal millennium and a half was not merely a prelude to classical antiquity, but the crucible in which the defining institutions of civilization were forged — leaving the reader to wonder how much of that ancient world still echoes in our own.