In the Shadow of the Gods : The Emperor in World History

In the Shadow of the Gods : The Emperor in World HistoryAuthor: Lieven, Dominic Empires & historical states Published on 4 May 2023 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom. Paperback 528 pages 129 x 198 x 26 390g From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperors For millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority. They operated beyond normal human

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Published on 6 May 2021 by Granta Books in the United Kingdom

Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities' Sunday TelegraphTen-year-old Gerald doesn't know why his older brothers and sisters complain so much

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featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design