文档介绍：THE DYNAMICS OF ANCIENT EMPIRES
OXFORD STUDIES IN EARLY EMPIRES
Series Editors
Nicola Di Cosmo, Mark Edward Lewis, and Walter Scheidel
The Dynamics of Ancient Empires: State Power from Assyria to Byzantium
Edited by Ian Morris and Walter Scheidel
Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires
Edited by Walter Scheidel
Explaining Empire: Models for Ancient History
Walter Scheidel
The Dynamics of Ancient Empires
State Power from Assyria to Byzantium
Edited by
Ian Morris and Walter Scheidel
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2009
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The dynamics of ancient empires : state power from Assyria to Byzantium /
edited by Ian Morris and Walter Scheidel.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-19-537158-1
1. State, The—History. 2. Imperialism—History. 3. Mediterranean Region—
History—To 476. I. Morris, Ian, 1960– II. Scheidel, Walter, 1966–
2009
—dc22 2008004179
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