Author : Colin McEvedy
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,89 MB
Release : 2003-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0140513485
The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East. From 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D., it is one of the most successful of the bestselling historical atlas series.
Author : Chris Scarre
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780140513295
More than fifteen centuries after its fall, the Roman Empire remains one of the most formative influences on the history of Europe. Its physical remains dot the landscape from Scotland to Syria. Its cities are still the great metropolises of the continent. Its law and institutions have shaped modern practice, and its ideal of a united Europe has haunted politicians ever since. Fully illustrated and featuring more than sixty full- colour maps, this atlas traces the rise and fall of the first great multinational state. It looks at its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences; follows its foreign ward and internecine struggles; and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy and its fall in 476.
Author : Colin McEvedy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 11,86 MB
Release : 1992-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780140512496
This is a revised edition of "The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History".
Author : John Haywood
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 2005-10-25
Category : History
ISBN :
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations explores the world's earliest cultures, from the farming settlements of Mesopotamia to the Americas and Polynesia, via the birth of Greek city states and the foundation of Rome. It examines the development of civilizations in the Near East - Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian - as well as those in Europe - the Minoans, Etruscans and Celts. Across the continents of Africa, Asia and America, it covers such subjects as Egypt from its pre-dynastic roots to the age of the Pharaohs, China during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the great cities of the Incas and Aztecs. Vivid descriptions of civilizations are complemented by discussion of such key topics as colonization, agriculture and technology, and the rise of empires and city states. Richly illustrated with timelines, photographs, artwork re-creations and full-colour maps, this is an illuminating and multi-faceted one-volume introduction to early peoples and the worlds they created. - Back cover.
Author : Colin McEvedy
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 27,49 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
Organized in the same innovative manner as Colin McEvedy's other Penguin historical atlases, but presented in a new, larger, and more accessible format, The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Pacific features forty-nine double-page spreads, with text facing the maps, that provide overviews of crucial moments in the history of the Pacific and the lands around it, from the formation of the ocean some twenty-eight million years ago to the end of the twentieth century. The spreads show the movements of peoples along the Pacific Rim, the occupation of oceanic islands, the development of nations, and the rise and fall of empires within and around the huge Pacific basin. The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Pacific is an essential acquisition for schools, libraries, and students of Asian and American history.
Author : Colin McEvedy
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780140511284
Traces the history of North America from the first appearance of man to 1870, with maps showing the development of native civilization, the arrival of European settlers, and the formative years of the U.S.
Author : Robert Morkot
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780140513356
The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Intensely quarrelsome and competitive, the Greek city-states consistently proved unwilling and unable to unite. Yet, in spite of or even because of this internal discord, no ancient civilization proved so dynamic or productive. The Greeks not only colonized the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas but set standards of figurative art that endured for nearly 2500 years. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, the book traces the development of this creative and restless people and assesses their impact not only on the ancient world but also on our own attitudes and environment. The authoritative narrative, illustrated with over sixty full colour maps and over seventy plates, makes this an indispensable handbook for history students and enthusiasts alike.
Author : Colin McEvedy
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 23,99 MB
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN :
A series of chronological maps of Europe and the Mediterranean traces political and military developments in the region.
Author : John Haywood
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 25,20 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 9780760719718
Author : John Channon
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 18,35 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN :
The breakup of the Soviet Union has been accompanied by a new surge of interest in this most fascinating and contradictory of nations. This atlas covers Russia's history from the coming of the Slavic peoples and the invasion of the Swedish Rus and the Mongols through the territorial expansion of Catherine the Great to the rise of communism, the Cold War era, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Full color.
