Chronicles the history of ancient Egypt; includes maps, photographs, chronological overviews, information about the people, gods, kings, pyramids and temples, and other related topics.
Tells the dramatic history of Byzantium from its beginnings in AD 330 when Constantine the Great moved the imperial capital from Rome to the site of an old Greek port in Asia Minor called Buzantium and renamed it Constantinople, to its rise as the first and most long-lasting Christian empire, to its final heroic days and eventual defeat by the Turks in 1453.
Contains over 2,200 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on various aspects of ancient Egypt from the predynastic era to the suicide of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Includes time lines, photographs, and maps.
Contains a comprehensive study into the ancient Asian civilizations from approximately 3000 B.C. and includes a history of the region, over nine hundred entries that cover archaeological sites, political, and economic development, and articles on religion, trade, and warfare.
Recounts the voyage of Hofstra University's traveling course, "An American Odyssey : art and culture across America", a six-week experimental class aboard a sleeper bus. The class visited thirty states and ten national parks, read twelve books by great American writers, and met some cultural heroes.
Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the ancient Romans. Sidebars describe specific statues, murals, and ruins of the period.
