{"product_id":"2026200011571-secondhand-empires-ascendant-400-bc-ad-200","title":"Empires Ascendant: 400 Bc-Ad 200","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the six centuries spanning 400 BC to AD 200, the ancient world witnessed its most dramatic transformation, as scattered kingdoms and city-states forged themselves into titanic empires that would define civilization for millennia. Empires Ascendant chronicles this pivotal era with authoritative breadth, tracing the rise of Rome's republican and imperial machinery, the vast Macedonian conquests of Alexander the Great, the Mauryan dynasty's unification of the Indian subcontinent, and the Han Dynasty's consolidation of China into a single, enduring superpower. Drawing on archaeology, primary sources, and rich visual evidence, this volume presents a sweeping panorama of military campaigns, political innovation, and cultural exchange that reshaped every corner of the known world.\n\nPart of the celebrated Time-Life Great Ages of Man series, the work is distinguished by its accessible yet rigorous narrative style, balancing military history with an incisive account of the social, economic, and philosophical forces that sustained these great powers. The Editors of Time-Life Books illustrate how conquest alone never built an empire — it was law, trade, religion, and administration that transformed armies into civilizations. A compelling synthesis of scholarship and storytelling, this volume leaves the reader wondering not just how these empires rose, but why, against all odds, so many of them fell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160889041115,"sku":"2026200011571-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f97cb8f5-aa83-4928-bb5a-955a43937f74.png?v=1787188020","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011571-secondhand-empires-ascendant-400-bc-ad-200","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}