Empires of Ancient Eurasia - The First Silk Roads Era, 100 Bce - 250 Ce

Introduces a crucial period of world history when the vast exchange network of the Silk Roads connected most of Eurasia.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Pastoral nomads and the empires of the Steppe; 2. Early China: prelude to the silk roads; 3. Zhang Qian and Han expansion into Central Asia; 4. The early Han dynasty and the Eastern Silk Roads; 5. Rome and the Western Silk Roads; 6. The Parthian Empire and the Silk Roads; 7. The Kushan Empire: at the crossroads of ancient Eurasia; 8. Maritime routes of the first Silk Roads era; 9. Collapse of Empires and the decline of the first Silk Roads era; Conclusion.

About the author

Craig Benjamin is Professor of History at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. He is the author of several books and numerous chapters and articles on ancient history, including Volume 4 of The Cambridge History of the World (Cambridge, 2015). Craig has filmed programs and courses for the History Channel and The Great Courses. He is a Past President of the World History Association and Vice President of the International Big History Association.

Summary

Craig Benjamin introduces the first Silk Roads era, and the imperial states and nomadic empires that were connected by this vast exchange network. As the first book to focus exclusively on this crucial period of world history, this survey will be of tremendous interest to a wide range of readers.

Product details

• Authors: Craig Benjamin, Craig (Grand Valley State University Benjamin, BENJAMIN CRAIG
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781107114968
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11496-8
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: New Approaches to Asian History; New Approaches to Asian Histor; New Approaches to Asian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / World, Ancient History, Asian History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE