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The Atlas of the Ancient World Margaret Oliphant

The Atlas of the Ancient World By Margaret Oliphant

The Atlas of the Ancient World by Margaret Oliphant


£11.80
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Summary

An illustrated history of the ancient world exploring the great cultures, including Persia, Greece, Rome, Egypt, China and the Americas. This family reference also includes a series of time charts summarizing their main events and cultural achievements.

The Atlas of the Ancient World Summary

The Atlas of the Ancient World: Charting the Great Civilizations of the Past by Margaret Oliphant

This illustrated history of the ancient world explores the great cultures, including Persia, Greece, Rome, Egypt, China and the Americas. A wide range of maps and site plans, together with artists' reconstructions. This family reference also includes a series of time charts summarizing main events and cultural achievements, providing at-a-glance information about these civilizations. The atlas sheds light on the cultures that created the pyramids at Giza, Stonehenge and the Acropolis. Author Margaret Oliphant revisits the nine great cultures - Mesopotamia and the Near East, Egypt, Persia, prehistoric Europe, Greece and the Aegean, the Roman world, India, China and the Americas - providing a history of the peoples and their achievements. The accounts describe the rise and fall of empires, the rulers who governed them, and the adventurers and archaeologists who later rediscovered their treasures. There are features on religion, coinage, human sacrifice, pottery, writing and warfare, giving a broad picture of the peoples of the past.

Additional information

GOR002070473
9781840280203
1840280204
The Atlas of the Ancient World: Charting the Great Civilizations of the Past by Margaret Oliphant
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Marshall Editions
1997-09-26
220
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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