ancient civilization

Profiles ancient mysteries that have baffled scientists for years and offers possible explanations for their occurrence.

Surveys concurrent developments of ancient history in various parts of the world, covering the time from 35,000 B.C. to 500 A. D.

Profiles forty ancient sites of myth and mystery, providing color photos, maps, and reconstructions along with details on archaeological excavations, describing each place in its heyday. Covers such sites as Ur, Knossos, Carthage, and Olympia.

Explores the beginnings of civilization and describes the cultures of Sumeria, Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and the Americas.

A reference guide to the classical world that includes information on the key people, places, institutions, and events of classical Greece, Rome, Persia, India, and China.

Provides one hundred facts about the wonders of the world, and includes illustrations, cartoons, and quizzes.

Describes the civilizations of the Mediterranean region from the Mycenae in 1400 B.C. to the collapse of the Byzantine empire in 1453. Focuses on the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Discusses the history of humankind from the period when Greek civilization was at its height to the time that Islam emerged as one of the world's major faiths.

Color reconstruction overlays and text describe the Acropolis, the Roman Colosseum, Machu Piccu, and seventeen other ruins as they once were.

Discusses the history of humankind from the time of our earliest ancestors to the thriving civilizations of the fifth century BCE.