Covering the very beginnings of Western civilization, this biographical dictionary introduces readers to the great cultural figures of the ancient world, includ

Introduces students in grade 6 to the history and geography of ancient civilizations up through the fall of the Roman Empire.

This study of the changing relationships between burial rituals and social structure in Early Iron Age Greece will be required reading for all archaeologists wo

Greek and Roman stories of origin, or aetia, provide a fascinating window onto ancient conceptions of time. Aetia pervade ancient literature at all its stages,