ancient history

Read about the Roman Empire shattered, how China is in chaos, India's classical age begins, and why the Mayan culture is flourishing.

Explores the agriculture, architecture, and engineering of ancient civilizations in such places as Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China, providing illustrations.

Contains information about the events, personalities, ideas, arts and lifestyles of the ancient empires, from Philip of Macedonia to his son, Alexander.

Details the military technology utilized by the ancient civilizations of the world, from the Greeks to the Egyptians. Examines how these tools were used and how they helped shape human history. Features full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Provides information about ancient Persian warfare, the weapons and methods they used, their leaders, and their armor. Depicts the most important battles on land and sea, and discusses the Persian invention of the scythed war chariot that changed how land battles were fought. Includes maps, illustrations, photographs, a glossary, and sources of additional information.

Illustrated timecharts trace the unfolding of human history around the world from prehistory to the Renaissance.

Contains articles that provide information on a variety of Western and non-Western civilizations and cultures of the ancient and medieval world, from prehistory to the dawn of the European Renaissance; arranged chronologically by era, with illustrations, photographs, maps, glossaries, and comparative time lines.

Tells the story of the ancient world, from the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China; through the glories of Greece and Rome; to the fall of the Roman empire.