Ancient Civilizations: The Illustrated Guide to Belief, Mythology and Art

by Greg Woolf

Book Overview

Roll back the mists of time to reveal the history, myths, beliefs and arts of our greatest ancestors. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592234895
• ISBN13: 9781592234899
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
• Length: 668 Pages
• Weight: 5.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 9.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Wow, incredibly interesting and wonderfully illustrated

This book is massive, and I don't think it was intended as a "sit down and read it through from start to finish" piece. I don't think I could do that! But for giving a sense of ancient civilizations, what life might have been like, what kind of artwork and writing and monuments they left behind, it's fantastic. Because ancient history textbooks tend to be a bit myopic, as if ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome were the only places of importance before the renaissance, it's nice to have a resource full of great pictures that breaks out of that mold. China, India, and the Americas each have a huge section. So do the Vikings and the Persians. It's a fun and rich book.