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The Romans were pioneers of trade, engineering and government, and founded an empire stretching from northern Europe to North Africa. They created art and literature of great beauty and sports of horrible cruelty. This book looks at the Roman way of life and explores the history of the period in maps, diagrams and pictures. It is both a fascinating chronicle and a valuable work of reference.
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Contents : how to use this book : dates, periods of Greek history, key dates, unfamiliar words, places, internet links; how we know about the Greeks; the first greeks; the Minoan palaces; Minoan religion; the end of the Minoans; The Mycenaeans; Mycenaean cities; the trojan war; the end of the age; the dark ages; the archaic period; the greeks and the mediterranean world; social structure and government; sparta; farming and food; a greek house; clothes and fashion; pottery; markets,m oney and trade; travel by land and sea; the army; the navy; the Persian Wars; the city of Athens; architecture; sculpture; metalworkers and miners; the role of women; childhood and education; music and poetry; parties; plays and players; athletics and sports; democracy in athens; the golden age and the Pelopennesian War; gods and goddesses; temples, worship and festivals; oracles and mystery cults; death and the underworld; the rice of Macedonia; alexander the great; the hellenistic World; learning; medicine; appendix and index; map of ancient greece; greek myths; who was who in ancient Greece; date chart; glossary; index;
