First Kingdoms: Dawn of Empires

Before empires rose, there were cities-fragile, expanding, and alive with the first experiments in power. First Kingdoms: Dawn of Empires traces the moment when early urban centers broke beyond their walls and began to shape entire regions, transforming scattered populations into organized states. From the fertile river valleys of the ancient world to the rise of kingship, administration, and territorial control, this book reveals how the foundations of empire were laid long before the empi...