The Terracotta Army John Man Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers A Division Of Random House Group) Αγγλικά Βιβλία History Archaeology

The Terracotta Army Is One Of Greatest And Most Famous Archaeological Discoveries All Time 6 000 Life-Size Figures Warriors Horses Were Interred In Mausoleum First Emperor China - Each Individually Carved They Are Thought To Represent Real Members Emperor\ S This Remarkable Story Their Creation Man Who Ordered Them Made Rediscovery Continuing Legacy As A Pre-Eminent Symbol Chinese Greatness Qin Shi Huang Was King State Unite Into Single Empire He Built Great Wall Brought Written Script Whole Country An Inspired Ruthless Ruler But Also Beset By Paranoia Desire For Immortality Still Considered Founding Father Modern On His Death 210 Bc Buried Giant Near Modern-Day Xi\ Legends Treasures Contained Therein Tantalize Imagination Today 1974 Local Farmers Digging Well Water Broke Through Burial Mound Found Further Excavations Have Revealed Full Splendour Majority Yet Be Opened Including Chamber Itself Myth Tells Us That Amongst Uncovered Vast Map Kingdom With Rivers Marked Channels Flowing Mercury Fascinating Not Least Σελίδες: 400 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm