civilization

Uses the metaphor of a disease to explore how society has been affected by Americans' obsessive quest for material gain.

Presents the history, culture, and civilization of ancient Mesopotamia, and describes their religion and political system, weapons and warfare, daily life, art and architecture, and much more.

Presents an introduction to ancient Rome, explaining who the ancient Romans were, and including information on their government, religion, and daily life.

An illustrated overview of ancient Greek life that covers family and home life, religion, class and citizenship, and science and technology.

Examines the life of sixteenth-century playwright and poet William Shakespeare, discussing major events and influences that shaped his work. Includes illustrations from the collections of the British Library.

A historical look at ancient Alexandria and its people, education, weather, transportation, hotels, shopping, festivals, sporting events, banks, government, and sightseeing.

An anthology of primary and secondary sources which help chronicle the history of England from 55 B.C. through 2001.

Presents detailed, often illustrated, alphabetical entries on significant Egyptology topics in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, architecture, linguistics, literary studies, epigraphy, papyrology, history, art history, religion, economics, ecology, geomorphology, and the life sciences; entries also include annotated bibliographies.

Profiles the daily lives of the ancient Greeks and discusses what they ate, how they dressed, where they lived, how they treated prisoners and slaves, and other related topics.