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By Woolf, Greg2005., Duncan Baird Publishers Call No: REF History Ancient Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2016., Basic Books Call No: 930 S428a Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Twenty-five-hundred years ago, civilizations around the world entered a revolutionary new era that overturned old order and laid the foundation for our world today. In the face of massive social changes across three continents, radical new forms of government emerged; mighty wars were fought over trade, religion, and ideology; and new faiths were ruthlessly employed to unify vast empires. The histories of Rome and China, Greece and India-- the stories of Constantine and Confucius, Qin Shi Huangdi and Hannibal-- are here revealed to be interconnected incidents in the midst of a greater drama. In Ancient Worlds, historian Michael Scott presents a gripping narrative of this unique age in human civilization, showing how diverse societies responded to similar pressures and how they influenced one another: through conquest and conversion, through trade in people, goods, and ideas. An ambitious reinvention of our grandest histories, Ancient Worlds reveals new truths about our common human heritage.--
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c1979., American Heritage Pub. Co. : book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster Call No: V 930 D611 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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1977., National Geographic Society Call No: 909 N277e Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Story of man library Volume: 1.
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c2005., Harmony Books Call No: 001.94 K52f Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The untold story of a Renaissance man on an adventurous hunt for a lost civilization-an epic quest through castles, courts, mythologies, and the spectacular world of the imagination. What do the gods of Mount Olympus have in common with the gods of Valhalla? What do these, in turn, have to do with the pharaohs of Egypt, and the glories of fabled Atlantis? In 1679, Olof Rudbeck stunned the world with the answer: they could all be traced to an ancient lost civilization that once thrived in the far north of Rudbeck's native Sweden. He would spend the last thirty years of his life hunting for the evidence. 300 years later, his story appears in English for the first time, a narrative of discovery as well as a cautionary tale about the dangerous dance of genius and madness.
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1995., Crown Publishers Call No: 930 H234f Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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[1962], Thames and Hudson Call No: 938 C771g Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Ancient peoples and places, v. 31
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c2006., White Star Call No: 709.01 S583h Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Since prehistoric times, every civilization has believed in eternal life after death and has taken every step to ensure achieving this reward. In fact, the highest expression of the artistic creativity and architecture of history's greatest civilizations is represented by their "eternal resting places," built to preserve the mortal remains of their deceased, who were often entombed with priceless treasures, and to help them through the oceans of timein their eternal rest. In White Star's new edition, this volume has 128 new pages, many presenting new sites and archaeological discoveries. For the first time, these superb creations of universal art and civilization have been brought together in one volume.
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[2004]., Criterion Collection : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Savages 1972 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Merchant Ivory collectionSummary Note: A tribe of primitive mud people encounter a croquet ball, rolling through the forest. Following it, they find themselves on a large, deserted estate. After entering, the begin to become civilized and assume the stereotypical roles of people at a party.
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1993., BDD Illustrated Books Call No: 930.1 S378u Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Invites the reader on an around-the-world journey to tour twelve of the best-known and least explainable sites. Histories and descriptions of each location are interwoven with the myths and legends that have surrounded these mysterious places.