A Short History of Ancient Civilizations

A short, well organized, structured look at the history the ancient world and the civilizations that rose and fell. Seignobos takes a deliberate, studious approach to covering the vast landscape of the ancient world, and leaves the reader with a clearer general view of who and what comprised that world. 


Contents include: 


THE EGYPTIANS 

ASSYRIANS AND BABYLONIANS 

THE ARYANS OF INDIA 

THE PERSIANS 

THE PHŒNICIANS 

THE HEBREWS 

GREECE AND THE GREEKS 

GREEK RELIGION 

SPARTA 

ATHENS 

WARS OF THE GREEKS 

THE ARTS IN GREECE 

THE GREEKS IN THE ORIENT 

THE LAST YEARS OF GREECE 

ROME 

ROMAN RELIGION 

THE ROMAN CITY 

ROMAN CONQUEST 

THE CONQUERED PEOPLES 

TRANSFORMATION OF LIFE IN ROME 

FALL OF THE REPUBLIC 

THE EMPIRE AT ITS HEIGHT 

THE ARTS AND SCIENCES IN ROME 

THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION 

THE LATER EMPIRE