The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations

by Arthur Cotterell

A wide-ranging, alphabetically arranged overview of the prehistoric world, spanning East and West to study and compare ancient civilizations.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Ancient History, Prehistory

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Arthur Cotterell, former Principal of Kingston College in London, has spent many years combining senior educational management with historical research. He is the respected author of more than thirty books, and is now writing on the Chinese empire, from the history of which he considers one can learn as much about leadership as from Ashridge or Harvard.

Reviews

[Brenton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good work with some interesting insights, especially on ancient religion. Getting dated.

[Wojciech Pawlik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting overview especially in terms of civilizations of Mesopotamia (Sumerer, Asyrian). Also in terms of comparision, time tables and so on. But there is to many summaries of history events of concrete countries and insufficient generalizations. Pretty hard to read.

[Blackbird]

We are clever creatures in making and building but the greedy and fearful often prevail amongst us.