| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
160 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Series |
Milestones of history ; 1 |
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Milestones of history ; new ser. 1.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Traces milestones in history from the emergence of Egypt around 3000 B.C. up to the scattering of the Jews in 70 A.D. |
| Contents |
Gift of the Nile / Leonard Cottrell -- The first law code / Jean Bottero -- The Eruption of Santorin / M.S.F. Hood -- The Aryan invasion of India / Eric J. Sharpe -- Let my people go! / James Parkes -- Ramses III defeats the sea peoples / Marcel Brion -- The prophet of the east / Trevor Ling -- Victorious Athens / Peter Green -- The death of Alexander the Great / George Woodcock -- Building the Great Wall of China / D. Howard Smith -- Hannibal challenges Rome / Gilbert Charles-Picard -- The slaves' revolt / Jack Lindsay -- The battle of Actium / Michael Grant -- Arminius, Liberator of Germany / Micheal Grant -- Jesus of Nazareth, saviour-God of a new religion / S. G. F. Brandon -- The destruction of Zion / S. G. F. Brandon |
| Subject |
History, Ancient.
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History, Ancient.
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Civilization, Ancient.
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| Added Author |
Brandon, S. G. F. (Samuel George Frederick), 1907-1971.
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| ISBN |
0882250582 |
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9780882250588 |
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0882250590 (deluxe) |
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9780882250595 (deluxe) |
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