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The age of empires : Mesopotamia in the first millennium BC / Francis Joannès ; translated by Antonia Nevill.

Superstates : empires of the twenty-first century / Alasdair Roberts.

Empires of belief : why we need more scepticism and doubt in the twenty-first century / Stuart Sim.

The European colonial empires, 1815-1919 / H.L. Wesseling ; translated by Diane Webb.

The first of empires, "Babylon of the Bible" in the light of latest research : an account of the origin, growth, and development of the empire, civilizations, and history of the ancient Babylonian empire, from the earliest times to the consolidation of the empire in B. C. 2000 / by W. St. Chad Boscawen...

The struggle for the Eurasian borderlands : from the rise of early modern empires to the end of the First World War / Alfred J. Rieber.

The first of empires : "Babylon of the Bible" in the light of latest research, an account of the origin, growth, and development of the empire, civilization, and history of the ancient Babylonian empire, from the earliest times to the consolidation of the empire in B.C. 2000 / by W. St. Chad Boscawen.

The end of the Old Regime in Europe, 1776-1789 / Franco Venturi ; translated by R. Burr Litchfield. 2, Republican patriotism and the empires of the east.

The four prophetic empires and the kingdom of Messiah : being an exposition of the first two visions of Daniel / by the Rev. T.R. Birks.

The American universal geography, or, A view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States in particular : in two parts, the first part treats of astronomical geography ... the second part describes at large, and from the latest and best authorities, the present state ... : to which are added, an improved catalogue of names and places ... : the whole comprehending a complete and improved system of modern geography, calculated for Americans / by Jedidiah Morse ; the introduction revised and amended by Samuel Webber.

Some years travel into divers parts of Asia and Afrique : describing especially the two famous empires, the Persian, and great Mogull ... as also, many ... kingdomes in the Orientall India and other parts of Asia ; together with the adjacent iles ... with a revivall of the first discoverer of America / [Sir Thomas Herbert].

Memoirs of the Dutch trade in all the states, empires, and kingdoms in the world. Shewing its first rise and amazing progress: after what manner the Dutch manage and carry on their commerce; their vast dominions and government in the Indies, and by what means they have made themselves masters of all the trade of Europe ... A treatise very neccessary for every Englishman. Tr. from the French, now printed at Amsterdam. By Mr. Samber.

A new and authentic system of universal geography, antient and modern : including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; from the celebrated Columbus, the first discoverer of America, to the death of our nobless celebrated countryman Captain Cook, &c. and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, kingdoms, states, republics, provinces, continents, islands, oceans, &c. ... the whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels / by Thomas Bankes ... , Edward Warren Blake, Alexander Cook, and Thomas Lloyd.

Outlines of geography, natural, civil and political : concisely stating the natural divisions of the terraqueous globe, with its principal mountains, rivers, lakes, gulphs, bays and islands : the boundaries of empires, kingdoms, and states, their chief cities and principal towns, their institutions, civil, political and religious : together with a brief account of their productions, commerce and manufactures : arranged under proper heads, and condensed into a narrow compass, with the double view, of making it a book of first principles to the beginner, and a manual to the more experienced geographer : to which is added, a Brief view of the solar system, according to the latest discoveries, by Dr. Herschell, and others / compiled from the best authorities, by William Harris.

A new and complete system of universal geography, or An authentic history and interesting description of the whole world and its inhabitants : comprehending a copious and entertaining account of all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics and colonies of Asia, Africa, America, and Europe; as consisting of oceans, continents, islands, promontories, capes, bays, peninsulas, isthmuses, gulphs, lakes, rivers, canals, harbours, mountains, volcanoes, deserts, &c. with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, boundaries, climate, air, soil, metals, minerals, vegetable productions, and every curiosity, natural and artificial, worthy of notice throughout the face of nature, both by land and water. Likewise, an exact account of the population, military and civil governments, revenues, laws, trade, commerce, arts, sciences, manufactures, agriculture, religion, customs, language, manners, genius, habits, ceremonies, amusements, and general character and pursuits of the various nations of the Earth.--Including, details of the most remarkable battles, sieges, sea-fights, and revolutions, that have taken place in different parts of the habitable globe. With faithful accounts of all the new discoveries, that have been made by the most celebrated navigators of various nations, from Columbus, the first discoverer of America, to the death of the renowned Captain Cook, and those who have succeeded him, to the present time. Also, interesting extracts from the most authentic narratives of modern travellers, and the missionaries who have been sent out by different societies; forming a complete collection of voyages and travels, illustrative of the present state of the known world. To which will be subjoined, a useful compendium of astronomy, with remarks on the use of the globes, &c. The whole concluding with a copious index, upon a plan entirely new, and designed to form a general gazetteer of the world / by Christopher Kelly, Esq. ; embellished with numerous engravings, executed by artists of the first ability, and illustrated by correct statistical tables, and a new set of accurate maps, forming an ornamental and complete atlas.

First cities and empires : 10,000BCE to 476CE / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Christian Cornia.

The first empires / by Nicholas Postgate.

Empires - the first battle / Gavin Deas.

Empires of ancient Eurasia : the first Silk Roads era, 100 BCE - 250 CE / Craig Benjamin, Grand Valley State University.

The first empires / by Nicholas Postgate.

The first empires / rewritten by Rowland T. Entwistle ; illustrations by Michel Tarride [et al]

The first empires / original text by Catherine Chaudefaud and Jean-Michel Coblence ; rewrittten by Rowland T. Entwistle ; illustrations by Michel Tarride, Christian Maucler and Veronique Ageorges