Synopses & Reviews
Now completely revised, this bestselling historical atlas includes a chronological series of more than fifty maps and accompanying text tracing the movements of peoples in Europe, the Mediterranean area, and the Near East from 5000 b.c. to the fourth century a.d.
Synopsis
A companion to the Penguin Atlas of Medieval History, this concise reference work includes annotated maps forming 'a coherent story of the origin and evolution of the historic cultures of Europe and the Near East up to the fourth century AD'. The duotone maps include information on the distribution of sites and finds, the location and movement of language groups, agriculture and literacy, trade routes, physical geography and the extent of states and city boundaries, for example. The atlas covers the period from 50,000 BC to the 4th century AD.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Colin McEvedy is the author of the companion volumes The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History and The Penguin Atlas of North American History.
Table of Contents
The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History
Literacy 2250 BC
1275 BC
670 BC
415 BC
Towns and trade routes
2250 BC
1275 BC
670 BC
415 BC
192 BC
AD 14
AD 362
Population
415 BC
AD 362
Christendom
AD 362
Appendices
1. Roman provinces
2. Notes on the construction of the maps
Index
Index Map A
Index Map B