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Rise and Fall: A Brief History of 10 Great Empires

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Rise and Fall: A Brief History of 10 Great Empires
19.99 €
In his book, "The Rise and Fall of 10 Great Empires," renowned British historian and philosopher Paul Strathern chronicles the rise and development of 10 of the greatest empires in world history: from the Tigris-Euphrates region to the United States, from the British Isles to the Mediterranean cradle of several powerful states.

This book takes readers on a journey through five thousand years of human history in just ten concise, pithy, and witty stories. This "select circle" of greats includes the Russian Empire, which the author, following Winston Churchill, calls full of mysteries to this day. Why? Readers will find out in the book.
Each chapter contains unexpected facts that will allow readers to better understand the culture of the country being described and see it from a new perspective. For example, few people know that in 1290 AD, the Chinese astronomer Guo Shuojing calculated the Earth's year as 365.2425 days, that is, within 26 seconds of its current measurement.
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