Traces the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages which followed through a description of common objects, tools, clothes, dwellings, food, and day-to-day activities of the people in both the cities and in the country.
Text and photographs present a description of early humans, including their origins, their tools and weapons, how they hunted and foraged for food, and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.
A pictorial atlas that examines the civilizations and cultures of the ancient world, with maps that show towns, cities, trade routes, physical features, and scenes of daily life.
Explains how the study of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations and prehistoric life.
Explores life in ancient Greece, and challenges readers to find the Spartan spy on a secret mission to Athens by following historical clues, and solving mazes, puzzles, and brainteasers.