By: Carroll Moulton (Editor)

Paperback

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Designed for school students, and based on the acclaimed 3-vol. "Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean" and the 2-vol." Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome," this colorful, 4-vol. set covers more than 1,000 years of a critical period in world history. Over 460 lively and informative articles cover an extensive array of topics on daily life, art and architecture, philosophy, science, religion, statesmen, military leaders, emperors, and more. With 60 full color and 160 black and white illustrations, as well as marginal definitions, sidebar features, timelines, and maps, this set provides an accurate, comprehensive, and accessible research reference for students.

"[It will] keep students reading after their reports are finished...An accessible and useful introduction to the subject for a younger audience." -- "School Library Journal"

On daily life: alphabets and writing; clothing; death and burial; food and drink. On general, statesmen, and emperors: Pericles, Alexander the Great; Cicero; Julius Caesar; Caesar Augustus; Constantine I. On peoples and regions: Attica; Dorians; Etruscans; Huns; Persian Empire. On poetry and literature: Greek and Roman epics; drama; Aeschylus, Euripides; Terence; Ovid, Catullus, Horace, Homer, Hesiod, Virgil. On art, architecture, philosophy, and science: Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus ; astronomy and astrology; construction materials and techniques; sculpture; stoicism. On religion and myths: divinities; ritual and sacrifice; Judaism; oracles; Persephone, Heracles, Perseus and Andromeda.

ISBN: 9780684805078
ISBN-10: 0684805073
Audience: General
For Ages: 12+ years old
For Grades: 7 - 12
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 832
Published: 1st May 1998
Publisher: Cengage Gale
Dimensions (cm): 30.0 x 23.0  x 9.2
Weight (kg): 3.741