Edited by Mary Davis MacNaughton

from the biblical to the mythological

commerce in medieval times

scripts and pigments―but also its relation to other Andean manuscripts

“Thorough notes and indexing make these historically significant essays accessible to a new generation of Anglophone readers

The Great Empires of the Ancient World for the gardener Edited by Mary Davis MacNaughtonEdited by Thomas Harrison A team of internationally renowned scholars surveys the major imperial powers of the ancient world, from 1600 BCE to CE 500, and ranging geographically from the ancient Mediterranean to East Asia. The authors investigate the nature of empiresincluding Egypt, Rome, Babylonia, Persia, India, and Chinaand their legacies in the modern age. Highlights include fascinating character profiles of great rulers such as the warrior