Ancient Dynasties: The Families that Ruled the Classical World, circa 1000 BC to AD 750 [Hardcover]

Ancient Dynasties is a unique study of the ruling families of the ancient world known to the Greeks and Romans. The book is in two parts. The first offers analysis and discussion of various features of the ruling dynasties (including the leading families of republican Rome). It examines patterns, similarities and contrasts, categorizes types of dynasty and explores common themes such as how they were founded and maintained, the role of women, and the various reasons for their decline.The second part is a catalog of all the dynasties (over 150 of them) known to have existed between approximately 1000 BC and AD 750 from the Atlantic Ocean to Baktria (roughly modern Afghanistan). It gives genealogical tables and tells where and when they held power.Thoroughly researched and with genealogical tables to support the lucid text, the whole forms a valuable study and invaluable reference to the families that wielded power in the Classical world.Ancient Dynasties is a unique study of the ruling families of the ancient world known to the Greeks and Romans. The book is in two parts. The first offers analysis and discussion of various features of the ruling dynasties (including the leading families of republican Rome).A unique reference book to the ruling families of the Classical WorldCovers the lands from the Atlantic to Baktria (modern Afghanistan)Catalogues all the identifiable ruling dynasties of the world known to the Greeks and RomansIncludes the leading families of republican Rome as well as the later imperial dynasties.Analyses and identifies various common themes such as types of dynasty, successions, the involvement of women, how they were founded and the reasons for their survival and eventual decline.Explains where and when each dynasty held power.Supported by tables and family trees.GB