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China China Antiquities China History Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259 B.C.-210 B.C Drama Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259-210 B.C Emperor of Rome Augustus 63 B.C.-14 A.D Drama Jing, Ke -227 B.C Drama Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B.C Drama Rome History, Military 265-30 B.C Drama Rome Politics and government 265-30 B.C DramaMan, John
Summary: The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China--and each figure is individually carved, perhaps representing real members of the emperor's army. Weaving together history and a first-hand account of his experience in China,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 MANSummary: "Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire. Impressed by her lover's convictions, Lady Zhao helps Ying Zheng concoct an assassination plot that would justify the conquest of Qin's most powerful enemy"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EMPO'Connor, Jane.
Summary: Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 OCOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 931 OCOBailey, Linda
Summary: "In this third book in the Time Travel Guides series, the three Binkerton siblings go back in time to 1st century CE China! Amid the chaos of their arrival, little Libby slips away, hitching a ride to the capital city. Soon she is dining with nobility and rubbing elbows with the emperor himself! The twins, Josh and Emma, on the other hand, are mistaken for barbarian spies and are pursued...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Lewis, Mark Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007