Encyclopedia of society and culture in the ancient world /
Encyclopedia of society and culture in the ancient world /
Peter Bogucki, editor in chief.
- New York : Facts On File, c2008.
- 4 v. : ill., maps 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. Adornment to crime and punishment -- v. 2. Death and burial practices to inventions -- v. 3. Language to roads and bridges -- v. 4. Sacred sites to writing.
Provides an overview of the means by which people lived in the past. Offers coverage of the ancient world from prehistory to the fall of Rome, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations.Each of the 69 entries explores a specific topic across the entire world, beginning with an introduction that outlines the major developments in chronological sequence, follwed by subsections on Africa, Egypt, the Middle East, and the Pacific, Europe, Greece, Rome,, and the Americas.Contains list of cross-references, further reading list of books,articles,Web sites on the topic,primary source documents, more than 250 photographs in black and white, map supplement of the text, glossary, general bibliograp
9780816069415 (acid-free paper);0816069417 (acid-free paper)
2007000533
Civilization, Ancient.
Encyclopedias.
sears
CB311 / .E533 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. Adornment to crime and punishment -- v. 2. Death and burial practices to inventions -- v. 3. Language to roads and bridges -- v. 4. Sacred sites to writing.
Provides an overview of the means by which people lived in the past. Offers coverage of the ancient world from prehistory to the fall of Rome, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations.Each of the 69 entries explores a specific topic across the entire world, beginning with an introduction that outlines the major developments in chronological sequence, follwed by subsections on Africa, Egypt, the Middle East, and the Pacific, Europe, Greece, Rome,, and the Americas.Contains list of cross-references, further reading list of books,articles,Web sites on the topic,primary source documents, more than 250 photographs in black and white, map supplement of the text, glossary, general bibliograp
9780816069415 (acid-free paper);0816069417 (acid-free paper)
2007000533
Civilization, Ancient.
Encyclopedias.
sears
CB311 / .E533 2008
