Encyclopedia of the ancient world /

Sienkewicz, Thomas J.

Encyclopedia of the ancient world / editor, Thomas Sienkewicz. - Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 2002 - 3 v. : ill. 26 cm.

Presents a survey of the cultures and civilizations of the world from prehistory through about 700 C.E. Provides coverage of the ancient Greeks and Romans and examines their civilizations, cultures, traditions, monuments, and artifacts significant wars and battles, and important personages of the rest of the world.: Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Provides descriptions of important documents of antiquity, definitions of selected terms, and overviews of general topics that facilitate cross-cultural views of the ancient world. The 1,195 articles consist of 26 overviews and 1,169 aplhabetically arranged articles that range from 250-word biographies of important figures such as Marc Anthony and Xunzi to 2,500-word essays on major subjects such as Imperial Rome and Classical Greece. Features chronological listing of its 1,169 entries as well as a general time line that places significant events of the ancient world in chronological order. A separate categorized list of all entries facilitates an easy acces

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