Ancient History: From the First Civilizations to the Renaissance

by J.M. Roberts

From one of the great historians of our time, J.M. Roberts, comes Ancient History, a gorgeous guide to our common past. Hundreds of colorful maps and illustrations guide the reader from prehistoric times up through Enlightenment. From early hominids to Charlemagne, Egyptian kingship to European Dynasticism, Ancient History is an illuminating work on humankind's past.
Arranged in chronological order, beginning with prehistoric times over 2,000,000 years ago, this book catalogues major time periods, discoveries, and events (e.g. Homo erectus, The Fertile Crescent, metallurgy, Sumer, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Aegean civilization, the Mediterranean world, Greek life, the Roman world, Islam, Byzantium, the Far East, Medieval Christendom, the Renaissance, European colonialism, church reformation, and much more.
Following on the heels of the international success of Robert's History of the World, Ancient History will serve as an indispensable reference that will inform, enlighten, and entertain readers for years to come.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Ancient History, World History

912 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

John Morris Roberts, CBE, was a British historian, with significant published works. From 1979-1985 he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Southampton, and from 1985-1994, Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series The Triumph of the West (1985).

Reviews

[Anders Harstad]

Boken får med seg grunlinjene av Verdens historien frem til renessansen.


Boken er faktabasert og beskrivende. Statsdannelser, samt trender innen samfunnstrukturer, lingvistikk, religioner, arkitektur og kultur får sentral omtale, og synes det blir vektlagt på en god måte, dersom leserens formål er å gjør seg korrekt oppfatning av temaet boken har som formål å formidle.
Forfatteren har ingen personlige innvendinger, og ingen nye banebrytende teorier blir fremlagt for å gi boken et poeng (noe som ofte kjennetegner historisk populærvitenskap).

Europeisk/vestlig historie er det geografiske området som blir sterkest fokusert på, og boken bærer preg av å være skrevet fra et vestlig/judeo-kristent ståsted.
Men geografiske områder som også er vektlagt gjelder forøvrig også: Kinesisk, Indisk, Midtøsten, Sentralasiatisk/Mongolsk historie

[Shahzad · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of All I think this book is one of the finest work of humankind. its gives details of history of humankind from the absolute beginning to the complex civilization.
But After reading it for a while , I was unable to read further around 70% of contents of the book was amazing and I was able to read it just fine and afterwards I was dragging myself to finish this book. I completely lost track of everything. However this might be because of my inability to absorb the information. In any case this is a phenomenal book

[Audrey Durham · Rating 3 out of 5]

So far this is a decent narrative, not extremely dry and has extra info on specific artifacts, maps, and historical accounts from each period discussed. Although not much emphasis has been put on dates, the general information is laid out in a fashion that flows well from section to section.

[Christian Doran · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slow,but informative collection of Ancient History. It is written as more of a text book then casual entertainment. Although dry at times, it has a few compelling segments. It also has a great collection of images that aid in the understanding.
The one complaint I have is the large size, and weight, of the book which made it difficult to read.

[Donna Rochow - Poljarevic · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more a reference book than an everyday reading book

[Aras · Rating 3 out of 5]

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