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Encyclopedia of the Ancient World [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 400 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 282x221x37 mm, weight: 1978 g, Illustrations
  • Serija: Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Dec-2005
  • Leidėjas: Usborne Books
  • ISBN-10: 0794503640
  • ISBN-13: 9780794503642
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 400 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 282x221x37 mm, weight: 1978 g, Illustrations
  • Serija: Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Dec-2005
  • Leidėjas: Usborne Books
  • ISBN-10: 0794503640
  • ISBN-13: 9780794503642
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Provides information on the cultures and histories of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and the Roman Empire.
Internet Links 6(2)
Discovering the past 8(2)
Early Civilizations
10(32)
The first farmers
12(2)
The first towns
14(2)
The Mesopotamian World
Mesopotamia
16(2)
The birth of writing
18(2)
The first city-states
20(2)
The royal tombs of Ur
22(2)
The first empires
24(2)
The rise of Babylon
26(2)
Allies and enemies
28(2)
Trading and conquering
30(2)
Newcomers and new states
32(2)
The Assyrian empire
34(2)
Cities and palaces
36(2)
The Neo-Babylonian empire
38(2)
The Persian empire
40(2)
Ancient Egypt
42(102)
Discovering ancient Egypt
44(2)
Treasure trove
46(2)
Records and conservation
48(2)
Egyptology today
50(2)
Map of ancient Egypt
52(2)
History
Early Egypt
54(2)
The Old Kingdom
56(2)
Times of change
58(2)
The growth of empires
60(2)
The queen who became king
62(2)
Religious revolution
64(2)
The times of Tutankhamun
66(2)
Ramesses II
68(2)
The New Kingdom ends
70(2)
A melting pot
72(2)
The last kings
74(2)
The last queen
76(2)
Royalty and Religion
The role of king
78(2)
Government and power
80(2)
Fighting forces
82(2)
Trade and diplomacy
84(2)
The Egyptian religion
86(2)
More about myths
88(2)
Temple life
90(2)
Buildings fit for gods
92(2)
The great cult temples
94(2)
Religion in daily life
96(2)
Death and the afterlife
98(2)
Embalming and mummies
100(2)
Coffins and tombs
102(2)
The pyramids of Giza
104(2)
Buried in the rocks
106(2)
Mortuary temples
108(2)
A royal barque
110(2)
Everyday Life
Houses and homes
112(2)
Women and family life
114(2)
The farming life
116(2)
Skilled craftsmen
118(2)
Jobs for all
120(2)
The educated few
122(2)
Writing of the gods
124(2)
Feasting and fun
126(2)
All dressed up
128(2)
Travel and transport
130(2)
Medicine and magic
132(2)
Beauty care
134(2)
Ancient Egypt Factfinder
Kings and dynasties
136(2)
Gods and goddesses
138(2)
The history of Egyptology
140(4)
Ancient Greece
144(118)
Map of ancient Greece
146(2)
Early Greece
The first Greeks
148(2)
The Minoans
150(2)
Minoan palaces
152(2)
Minoan religion
154(2)
Explosions and invasions
156(2)
The Mycenaeans
158(2)
Mycenaean royal tombs
160(2)
Warriors and traders
162(2)
Troy and the Trojan War
164(2)
Things fall apart
166(2)
The Dark Ages
168(2)
Archaic Greece
The Archaic Period
170(2)
Greek city-states
172(2)
Sparta - a warrior state
174(2)
Greek armies
176(2)
Hoplites
178(2)
Greek warships
180(2)
The Persian Wars
182(2)
The decline of Persia
184(2)
The birth of literacy
186(2)
Classical Greece
The golden age of Athens
188(2)
The Acropolis
190(2)
The first democratic states
192(2)
Life in Sparta
194(2)
The Peloponnesian Wars
196(2)
The end of an era
198(2)
Everyday Life
Growing up
200(2)
Women and the home
202(2)
Greek houses
204(2)
Clothes and fashion
206(2)
Farming and food
208(2)
The marketplace
210(2)
Architecture
212(2)
Building
214(2)
Sculpture
216(2)
Pottery
218(2)
Metalwork
220(2)
Travel by land and sea
222(2)
Feasting and fun
224(2)
Plays and players
226(2)
The Games
228(2)
Religion and mythology
230(2)
Temples and worship
232(2)
Talking to the gods
234(2)
Death and the Underworld
236(2)
Funerals and burials
238(2)
Macedonia and the Hellenistic World
The rise of Macedonia
240(2)
Alexander the Great
242(2)
The Hellenistic World
244(2)
Alexandria
246(2)
Inquiring minds
248(2)
The Roman conquest
250(2)
Ancient Greece Factfinder
Gods and goddesses
252(2)
Greek myths
254(3)
Greek philosophy
257(1)
Greek plays
258(2)
Battles and battle formations
260(2)
Roman World
262(106)
The town of Pompeii
264(2)
Early Rome
The founding of Rome
266(2)
The growth of Rome
268(2)
The last king of Rome
270(2)
The Roman Republic
The conquest of Italy
272(2)
Masters of the Mediterranean
274(2)
Citizens and senators
276(2)
The Republic in crisis
278(2)
The life of Caesar
280(2)
The Roman Empire
The birth of the Empire
282(2)
Emperors of Rome
284(2)
The city of Rome
286(2)
The Roman army
288(2)
A soldier's life
290(2)
Expanding the Empire
292(2)
Running the Empire
294(2)
Travel and trade
296(2)
Crime and punishment
298(2)
Everyday Life
Family life
300(2)
Growing up
302(2)
Roman women
304(1)
Slaves and freedmen
305(1)
Living in a town
306(2)
A house in town
308(2)
Living in the country
310(2)
A country villa
312(2)
Food and cooking
314(2)
At a dinner party
316(2)
Fashion and beauty
318(2)
At the baths
320(2)
At the Games
322(2)
At the races
324(2)
Plays and pantomines
326(2)
Gods and goddesses
328(2)
Beliefs and superstitions
330(2)
Healing the sick
332(2)
Crafts and trades
334(2)
Builders and engineers
336(2)
Amazing architecture
338(2)
Painting and sculpture
340(2)
Magnificent mosaics
342(2)
The End of Empire
The Empire weakens
344(2)
The rise of Christianity
346(2)
Barbarians and Byzantines
348(2)
The legacy of Rome
350(2)
Lasting Latin
352(2)
Roman World Factfinder
More about the Empire
354(2)
The organization of the army
356(2)
Gods, goddesses and festivals
358(2)
Legends of Rome
360(2)
Dates, time and numbers
362(2)
Money and banking
364(1)
Roman law
365(1)
What's new?
366(2)
Ancient World Factfinder
368(14)
Who's who
370(6)
Time chart
376(6)
Glossary 382(4)
Index 386(12)
Acknowledgements 398