civilization, ancient

Text and photographs provide an exploration of the arts and cultures of ancient civilizations.

Discusses the leaders of the first great civilizations and everyday people and how they lived their lives.

Includes a master series index and approximately seventy-six additional primary source documents including ancient stories and poems, sermons, proverbs, letters, and much more, and contains a world map, timeline, and more.

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.

Discusses Swiss writer Erick von D?aniken's theories concerning extraterrestrial influences on the development of ancient civilizations.

An introduction to different wonders from ancient to modern times including the Colossus of Rhodes and the internet.

An introduction to some ancient cities of the Middle East, such as Ur, Mohenjo-Daro, and ?atal H?y?k, describing life as it must have been.

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.

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