THE PENGUIN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS THE PENGUIN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artworkrecreations and full-colour maps - explores the world's earliestcivilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, viaEgypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe andAmerica. Informatively written, and ideal for both students and thegeneral reader, it plots the rise and fall of empires, the nature ofdifferent societies and the evolution of technology.