History Of Ancient Civilization

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

To unlock the past and reveal the truth about the civilizations that are long gone is one of the greatest quests. People have been amused with the discovering that there were people, with different knowledge, different habits and different ways of living compared to us.

There are a lot of mysteries wrapped around the existence and disappearance of these civilizations. Archeologists and scientists try hard to discover what exactly happened to our ancestors. Although we already know a lot of facts about them, there are still things to be explored and explained.

We are amused by the fact that there were powerful people who ruled the world before our age and the things we cannot understand, such as the building of the pyramids, the Stonehenge, the disappearance of the Mayas.

This book presents all the facts know and the discoveries made until now. It gives and overview of the:

• Prehistoric times – the four ages: the rough stone age, the polished stone age, the bronze age and the iron age;
• History and legends – the ancient history and the modern history
• Races and people
• The Egyptian civilisation
• Assyrians and Babylonians
• Aryans of India
• Brahmanic society
• Buddhism
• Persian civilisation
• Phoenicians
• Hebrews and their religion
• Greek civilisation; Athens and Sparta
• Ancient Romans
• Christianity
• Later empire

Enter the ancient world, go back in the distant past and witness the appearance and disappearance of the mighty civilisations and their empires. Be part of the creating of the history and all the legends, magic and mystery.