The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians

by Charles Rollin

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Genres: History, Classics, Nonfiction, Ancient History

503 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Charles Rollin est un historien et professeur de français.

Charles Rollin was a French historian and educator.

Reviews

[Patricia Wolverton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of info

This book is chock full of information. It is not for everyone. It's very wordy and it constantly goes between Geek and Latin. I enjoy ancient civilization information so it was worth the extra work.

[Wessel Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Considering the book's age it might be a good idea for a scholar of the topics covered to augment it with more recent research and update the language. Having said that it is still a very informative book.

[Seren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was especially interested in the Babylonian and Assyrian chapters. They then inspired me to read further antiquarian titles about this civilisation. Mostly, it is a list of rulers, their genealogy and major accomplishments as recorded in scant (sometimes mis)translated tablets. Use as a reference text with with caution.

[Julie Bye · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not so much read as abandoned. I usually enjoy history books but half was in Latin and it spent or of time listing where places were in relation to landmarks that no longer exist.