Tato série zkoumá fascinující propojení mezi geografickými rysy a vzestupem a pádem starověkých civilizací. Každá kniha proniká do toho, jak terén, klima a přírodní zdroje formovaly kulturu, ekonomiku a politiku raných společností. Od údolí řek po pouštní oázy odhaluje, jak tyto faktory nejen ovlivňovaly každodenní život, ale také strategické rozhodování, které určovalo osud říší. Je to poutavé čtení pro každého, koho zajímá, jak prostředí a lidské dějiny utvářely svět, jak ho známe.
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