An overview of the lost peoples and cultures who flourished and fought for survival alongside the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
Who were the Philistines? What was a Pyrrhic victory? Were the Vandals really vandals? Why should you speak to a Samaritan?
Beyond the Greeks, Romans and Hebrews of the Classical and biblical eras, a rich diversity of peoples helped lay the foundations of the modern world. Philip Matyszak brings to life the cultures and individuals that made up the busy, brawling multicultural mass of humanity that emerged from the ancient Middle East and spread across the Mediterranean and Europe. He explores the origins of forty forgotten peoples, their great triumphs and defeats, and considers the legacy they have left to us today, whether it be in fine art or everyday language.
This carefully researched and illuminating history is the perfect introduction for the modern reader, packed with surprising facts and fascinating stories, detailed maps and beautiful illustrations of artefacts and sites of interest. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World offers a new understanding of these important civilizations that have been obscured by the passage of time.
Recenzijos
'A compelling narrative of displacement and power at the edges of human knowledge' - The Spectator 'Immersive, thought-provoking, and entertaining' - Timeless Travels 'Stimulating' - Nature
Introduction Resurrecting A Forgotten World
The First Civilizations Introduction Starting from Scratch in
Mesopotamia The Akkadians The First Builders The Amorites Founders
of Babylon The Canaanites Israel Before the Israelites The Elamites
The Empire Before Persia The Hittites Masters of Anatolia The Hyksos
Invaders of Egypt The Sea Peoples Riders of the Storm From Assyria to
Alexander Introduction Recovering from the Bronze Age Collapse The Lost
Tribes of Israel Ten Still Missing The Arameans Nomadic Conquerors in
the Middle East The Philistines Strangers in a Strange Land The Dorians
People of the Spear The Phrygians King Midas and the Gordian Knot The
Illyrians Balkan Raiders The Lydians As Rich as Croesus The Sicels
Settlers of Sicily The Medes Destroyers of Nineveh The Chaldeans -
Masters of Magic The Kushites Egypts Southern Conquerors The Bactrians
Powerful Traders on the Silk Road The Coming of Rome Introduction
Civilization Spreads West Beyond the Mediterranean The Epirots The
Original Pyrrhic Victory The Sabines - Co-founders of Rome? The
Samaritans Survivors of Antiquity The Garamantes and Numidians
Forgotten Peoples of North Africa The Sarmatians Horse Riders of the
Steppe The Nabataeans The People of Petra The Celtiberians The Celts
of Spain The Galatians Gauls in Asia Minor The Arverni For
Vercingetorix and Victory! The Thracians Masters of Metalworking The
Catuvellauni The Tribe of Caractacus The Iceni Led into Battle by
Boudica The Batavi Allies and Enemies of Rome The Dacians On the Edge
of Empire The Fall of Rome in the West Introduction Barbarian Invasions
and the End of Empire The Alans Westwards Through a Falling Empire The
Vandals More than Vandalism The Visigoths The Tribe that Broke Rome
The Ostrogoths Heirs to Rome The Alemanni The Tribe of Humans United
The Jutes Forgotten Invaders of Britain The Hephthalites The
Mysterious White Huns Epilogue; Timeline of the ancient world; Further
reading Sources of illustrations
Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St Johns College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books on the ancient world, including the highly successful Thames & Hudson titles Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day, Legionary: The Roman Soldiers (Unofficial) Manual, The Greek and Roman Myths, Ancient Magic and Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome, all published by Thames & Hudson.
