A Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume I Ancient

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The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern. These volumes provide students with easy-to-access 'who's who' with details the identities and dates, with ages and wives, where known, of heads of government in any given state at any time within the framework of reference. The relevant original and secondary sources are also listed in a comprehensive bibliography. Providing a clear reference guide for students, to who was who and when they ruled in the Dynasties and other ruler-lists for the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern worlds - primarily European and Middle Eastern but including available information on Africa and Asia and the pre-Columbian Americas. The trilogy accesses and interprets the original data plus any modern controversies and disputes over names and dating, reflecting on the shifts in and widening of focus in student and academic studies. Each volume contains league tables of rulers' 'records', and an extensive bibliographical guide to the relevant personnel and dynasties, plus any controversies, so readers can consult these for extra details and know exactly where to go for which information. All relevant information is collected and provided as a one-stop-shop for students wishing to check the known information about a world Sovereign. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Section One: Egypt and the Fertile Crescent Sovereigns of Egypt: Pharoahs ‘Old Kingdom’ Middle Kingdom: Unity Re-Established under Dynasty Based at Thebes ‘New Kingdom’ Hittite Empire Babylonia Early Rulers Babylonia: Amorite Dynasty Kings of Assyria LYDIA Kings of Israel Kings of United Israel Kings of the Northern Kingdom: Israel Kings of the Southern Kingdom: Judah Maccabeean Kingdom Herodian Dynasty Section Two: The Greek World Greece Sparta Kingdoms Extinct by the Classical Age Athens Thebes Argos Mycenae Pylos Ithaca Troy Greek ‘Tyrannies’ Greek Mainland/Aegean Corinth Sicyon Athens: Peisistratids Megara Samos: Polycrates, Ionia Ionia: Miletus Caria Gela Athens: State and Empire. Political Leadership 509–400 BC Macedonia Longest Reigns Queens of Macedonia Kings of Epirus Seleucid Kingdom Longest Reigns Seleucid Queens Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt Longest Reigns Ptolemaic Queens Kingdom of Pergamum Kingdom of Pontus (Officially ‘Cappadocia-in-Pontus’) Kingdom of Cappadocia Kingdom of Bithynia Kingdom of Galatia Kingdom of Commagene Greek Rulers in Bactria and India Kingdom of Thrace Kingdom of Armenia Bosporan Kingdom: Crimea Kings of Edessa: Abgarid Dynasty Section Three: Asia Kingdom of Nabatea Southern Arabia: Kingdoms of Saba and Himyar Royal Families of Persia Achaemenids Parthian Kingdom Sassanid Kingdom of Persia India – Magadha Haryanka Dynasty Shaisunaga Dynasty Nanda Dynasty Maurya Dynasty Gupta Dynasty Ceylon – Kings of Anuradhapura Chinese Dynasties Xia (Hsia) Dynasty Shang Dynasty Zhou (Chou) Dynasty: (1) Western Zhou Eastern Zhou, 771–221 BC Zhou rulers Kings of Zhu/Chu Kings of Xi (Ch’i) Kings of Qin (Ch’in) Yen/Yan Kings of Lu Kings of Song Yue/Yuyue First Imperial Dynasty: Qin (Ch’in) Han Dynasty: (1) Western Han Usurping Emperor Han: (2) Eastern Han Dynasty Empresses Consort of China Han Dynasty Intermediate Period The ‘Three Kingdoms’ Western Jin Eastern Jin Southern Liang: At Nanjing Southern Zhen (Chen): At Nanjing Northern Dynasties Earlier Xhao (Chao): Capital Pingcheng Later Xhao (Chao): Hubei Province Earlier Yen: Hubei Province Earlier Qin: Capital at Chang-An Later Qin Northern Wei: Toba Dynasty Eastern Wei Western Wei Northern Zhou Northern Qi Earlier Liang (Northern): Shanxi Province Later/Northern Liang Western Yen (Shensi) Later Yen (Shensi) Southern Yen (Zhandong) Northern Yen (Hobei) Imperial Reunification: Dynasties of All China SUI: Capital Chang ‘an Vietnam First Kingdom, of Nanyue: Trieu Dynasty Second Kingdom: Earlier Li Dynasty Kingdoms of Korea Silla Koguryeo/Goguryeo Japan: Emperors Yamato Dynasty Section Four: The Roman World Ancient Rome Roman Kings The Roman Republic: Early Chief Magistrates and Dating Problems Consuls of the Republic Roman ‘DECEMVIRS’ Govt Experiment Restored Traditional Republic Roman War vs. Pyrrhus of Epirus Rome: Run-up to ‘First Punic War’ with Carthage Rome: First Punic War Period: Consuls Second Punic War: 218–02 BC NUMIDIA succession, c. 215–03 BC After the Second Punic War Pre-Crisis Period of Thelate Republic Effective or Titular Supreme Commanders (Civil and Military) for the Final Years of the Republic Consuls Roman Emperors Rebels/emperors in the chaos of 260–1 Western Emperors Eastern Roman Empire: (1) 395–476 Longest Reigns to 476 Oldest at Death Youngest at Accession Roman Empresses The Julio-Claudians: Family of Julius Caesar and Augustus Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire: (2): Continues to 1204 Byzantine Empresses from 491 Kings of Georgia Iberia Chosroid Dynasty Section Five: The Atlantic and Late Roman World The ‘Celtic’ Atlantic and Post-Roman German Kingdoms Britain Kings of the Catuvellauni Trinovantes (Based on Essex) Atrebates (Based on Northern Hampshire)/Belgae (Southern Hampshire) Regni (Based on Sussex) Iceni (Based on Norfolk) Brigantes (Based on Yorkshire and Lancashire) Ireland High Kings Post-Roman Europe Visigothic Kings Italy Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy Popes (Bishops of Rome) Index