History of Empires in Maps: The ultimate cartographic exploration of the rise and fall of empiresThe history of our world is the history of empires From the sprawling domains of the Achaemenid Empire, which spanned three continents and ruled over more than 40% of the world's population at its peak, through to the Ottoman Empire which dominated Eurasia for centuries, the rise and fall of empires have been central to shaping our world. Historian and Sunday Times bestselling author Philip Parker examines the rise and fall of more than 60 empires,