James Simon, Pearson Anne, Tubb Jonathan N. Ancient Civilizations

Orlando, Florida: Family Learning, 1998. — 128 p. — (Eyewitness Anthologies). — ISBN: 0-7894-3789-9.This book shows the great importance of the eastern Mediterranean in creating the major civilizations of the ancient world, from the lands and peoples of the Bible to the Greeks and the Romans. The first part of the book discusses the Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians, who inhabited the lands from the Dead Sea and the Jordan River to the Sea of Galilee and beyond. The second part examines the world of ancient Greece, from the Minoans and Myceneans to the rise and fall of Sparta, and their literature, drama, philosophy, politics, and sports. The third part analyzes the rising power of Rome and how the terrible might of their soldiers and weaponry helped create the superpower of the Roman Empire.