Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Empires of the World series explores the defining characteristics of the greatest empires in world history, such as the Spanish empire, the Roman empire, and the British empire. Each work contains a timeline, overview essays, reference entries arranged in topical sections, and a selection of primary source documents introduced by headnotes. The books help students understand the factors that led to the rise and fall of the empires, their various forms of government, and the key people who shaped them. Taken together, the works in this series help students compare and contrast different empires across places and periods.

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