The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History (Hist Atlas)

In a chronological series of maps and accompanying text it traces the movements of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East from 50,000 BC to the fourth century AD, including Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Indians, Greeks, Celts and Romans, among many other peoples. This is a companion volume to The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History, The Penguin Atlas of Modern History (to 1815) and The New Penguin Atlas of Recent History. The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History illustrates, in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area, and the near East. From 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D. the maps and their accompanying commentaries follow the ages of stone, bronze, and iron, and trace the movements and cultural developments of Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Indians, Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Celts, Etruscans, Carthaginians, Goths, Romans, and many other peoples.

The evolution of man in Europe and the Middle East from 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D., with 37 maps and accompanying commentary.

This atlas has the same general aims as the companion volume on Medieval History already published as a Penguin: the thesis behind it is that there is a valid unit of study in the area comprised by Europe, the southern coast of the Mediterranean and the Near East. Traces the migrations and evolution of the races as well as the development of civilizations from prehistoric times to the fourth century A.D. The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History [Penguin Q32]