A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe's famous play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue.
A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subje...
Herodotus is known as the Father of History, but he was also a travel writer, foreign correspondent, geographer, explorer and storyteller. Justin Marozzi takes the reader back to Herodotus' world with eclectic travels to Greece, Turkey, Egypt and war-torn Iraq.
Herodotus is known as the Father of History, but he was also a travel writer, foreign correspondent, geographer, explorer and storyteller. Justin Maro...
Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. This new history of Baghdad brings to life the story of what was once the greatest capital on earth.
Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an econo...
