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The Ancient World in 100 Words : Start Conversations and Spark Inspiration.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herba, Gosia.
- Series:
- In a Nutshell
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Ancient World in 100 Words
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group UK, 2019.
- Summary:
- With 100 carefully chosen words, each explained in just 100 words, this book provides a quick and fun insight into the characters, events, and inventions of the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Egyptians
- Nile
- Mummies
- Pharaohs
- Amulet
- Scribes
- Sphinx
- Osiris
- Hieroglyphs
- Cubit
- Pets
- Pyramids
- Shabtis
- Beer
- Hatshepsut
- Corvée
- Vizier
- Papyrus
- Hittites
- Tutankhamun
- Cosmetics
- Ra
- Ramesses II
- Nilometer
- Horus
- Rosetta
- Cleopatra
- Phoenicians
- Purple
- Alphabet
- Byblos
- Minoans
- Knossos
- Minotaur
- Greeks
- Democracy
- Athens
- Hades
- Olives
- Coins
- Olympics
- Pankration
- Stadion
- Oracle
- Salamis
- Asklepios
- Catapult
- Agora
- Theater
- Parthenon
- Sparta
- Hoplites
- Hercules
- Archimedes
- Alexander
- Zeus
- Socrates
- Troy
- Citizen
- Plato
- Aphrodite
- Gymnasium
- Aristotle
- Gorgon
- Hippocrates
- Slaves
- Trireme
- Ostraca
- Romans
- Romulus
- Aqueduct
- Gladiator
- Hypatia
- Emperor
- Spartacus
- Hannibal
- Caesar
- Pozzolana
- Numerals
- Colosseum
- Augustus
- Grammaticus
- Toga
- Insula
- Mosaic
- Hypocausts
- Roads
- Legionary
- Centurion
- Liberti
- Baths
- Garum
- Nero
- Circus
- Cena
- Pompeii
- Hadrian
- Calendar
- Praegustator
- Attila
- Barbarians
- Graffiti
- Byzantium
- Author's Note
- Timeline
- Ancient World Map
- Glossary
- Index
- Find Out More
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780711248571
- 0711248575
- OCLC:
- 1293248943
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