The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer
This is the first volume in a bold series that tells the story of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history.
Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection. This old-fashioned narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath": literature, epic traditions, private letters and accounts are all used to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior, from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.
W.W. Norton, Hardcover, 1st Edition, Later Printing, 2007
THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK.