Freeman, Charles

Traces the course of ancient Greek history from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.

A study of the ancient Mediterranean and its three major civilizations, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, beginning around 3200 B.C. and continuing through 600 A.D., discussing the art, architecture, philosophy, literature, and religious practices of each culture, and looking at key individuals like Homer, Julius Caesar, Jesus, and Aristotle.

Examines terrorism as a political weapon used by very small extremist groups, and discusses the responses to terrorism that governments have developed to discourage or terminate attacks and kidnappings.

A chronology of the decade including world headlines, news, sport and arts, and science and technology.