Volume 1: Ancient Near East -- Volume 2: Ancient Rome -- Volume 3: Ancient Oceania -- Volume 4: Egypt and Alexandria
Summary
This work covers world cultures from prehistory through the year 700 C.E. with in-depth analysis of civilizations, key figures, cities, cultures and daily life. Coverage stretches beyond the boundaries of the Western world of Greece, Rome and Europe, to include Egypt, China, the Near East, Africa, providing a global background to ancient history
