| Great Events from History: The Ancient World: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access Contributor(s): Chavalas Mark W (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587651556 ISBN-13: 9781587651557 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2004 Annotation: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory to 476 C.E. covers this period by giving extensive attention to a wide geographical area and a significant number of women. Events involving prehistoic cultures and social and cultural developments are consistently included. Discrete events such as battles or deaths to longer, less definite events such as the rise and fall of a culture that took place in the ancient world are covered in this set. The date of 476 C.E., the fall of Rome, was selected by the editors as the cutoff between the ancient world and the Middle Ages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 930 |
| LCCN: 2004001360 |
| Series: Great Events from History |
| Physical Information: 4" H x 9" W x 11" (7.76 lbs) 1200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This ambitious two-volume work, produced by a team of American academics, presents 418 essays, over half of which were originally published in previous Great Events from History volumes which covered Europe and North America. The scope of this volume is much larger, covering Europe, Africa, the Near East, Egypt, Asia, the Americas and the Mediterranean from the approximated date of the earliest rock-art to the fall of Rome on September 4, 476 CE'. Arranged in strict chronological order, the illustrated essays (ranging in length from 1,000 to 1,500 words) focus on a key event, which could be political, technological, philosophical, artistic, militaristic, legal, medical or agricultural, to name but a few. Each essay has the same format, introducing key figures before summarising the event, evaluating its significance and suggesting further reading. The articles are cross-referenced and where appropriate refer to the companion volume Great LIves from History which is also available. With lots of illustrations, maps and charts, as well as an extensive chronology and a lengthy list of websites, this work is clearly targeted at the general reader and will provide a useful reference for those with an appetite for history on a global scale. |
