Forgotten peoples of the ancient world / Philip Matyszak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matyszak, Philip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Ancient.

Physical Description:

288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2020.

Summary:

The ancient world saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. In mainstream history the Classical world is dominated by Greece and Rome, and the Biblical world is centred on the Hebrews. Yet the roughly four-and-a-half thousand years (4000 BC-AD 550) covered in this book saw many peoples come and go within the brawling, multi-cultural mass of humanity that occupied the ancient Middle East, Mediterranean and beyond. While a handful of ancient cultures have garnered much of the credit, these forgotten peoples also helped to lay the foundations of our modern world. This guide brings these lost peoples out of the shadows to highlight their influence and achievements. 0Forty-five entries span the birth of civilization in Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, offering an alternative history focusing on the names we aren't familiar with, from the Hurrians to the Hephthalites, as well as the peoples whose names we know, such as the Philistines and the Vandals, but whose real significance has been obscured. Each entry charts the rise and fall of a lost people, and how their culture echoes through history into the present. Important ancient artefacts are illustrated throughout and fifty specially drawn maps help orientate the reader within this tumultuous period of history. Philip Matyszak brings to life the rich diversity of the peoples founding cities, inventing alphabets and battling each other in the ancient world, and explores how and why they came to be forgotten.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE The First Civilizations 2700

1200 BC

The Akkadians

The Amorites

The Canaanites

The Elamites

The Hittites

The Hyksos

The Sea Peoples

pt. TWO From Assyria to Alexander 1200

323 BC

The Lost Tribes of Israel

The Arameans

The Philistines

The Dorians

The Phrygians

The Illyrians

The Lydians

The Sicels

The Medes

The Chaldeans

The Kushites

The Bactrians

pt. THREE The Coming of Rome 753 BC

AD 235

The Thracians

The Epirots

The Sabines

The Samaritans

The Garamantes and Numidians

The Sarmatians

The Nabataeans

The Celtiberians

The Galatians

The Arverni

The Catuvellauni

The Iceni

The Batavi

The Dacians

pt. FOUR The Fall of Rome in the West AD 233

550

The Alans

The Vandals

The Visigoths

The Ostrogoths

The Alamanni

The Jutes

The Hephthalites.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780500052150

0500052158

OCLC:

1143457305