geography, ancient

Contains over 130 maps spanning the Bronze Age in the Aegean to the reign of Constantine. Focuses on political and military developments, archaeological discoveries, trade, colonization, and religion.

Contains maps of the ancient world from 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D. covering the stone, bronze, and iron ages and showing the movements and cultural developments of the Greeks, Romans, Celts, Egyptians, Persians, and Hittites.

Presents histories and maps of ancient civilizations.

Describes some of the voyages of exploration made by ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Greeks as long as four thousand years ago.

Text, maps, diagrams, and pictures describe the ancient civilizations of the world.

Discusses the voyages, navigation routes, and watercraft of explorers in the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Middle Ages.

A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.

Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.