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The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History » (Revised)

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Authors: Colin McEvedy, David Woodroffe (Illustrator), John Woodcock
ISBN-13: 9780140513486, ISBN-10: 0140513485
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: May 2003
Edition: Revised

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Author Biography: Colin McEvedy

Colin McEvedy is the author of the companion volumes The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History and The Penguin Atlas of North American History.

Book Synopsis

Now completely revised, this bestselling historical atlas includes a chronological series of more than fifty maps and accompanying text tracing the movements of peoples in Europe, the Mediterranean area, and the Near East from 5000 b.c. to the fourth century a.d.

Table of Contents

Introduction5
Atlas 40,000 BC-AD 36217
Literacy
2250 BC32
1275 BC42
670 BC54
415 BC68
Towns and trade routes
2250 BC34
1275 BC44
670 BC56
415 BC70
192 BC86
AD 1496
AD 362110
Population
415 BC66
AD 362108
Christendom
AD 362112
Appendices
1.Roman provinces116
2.Notes on the construction of the maps118
Index120
Index Map A123
Index Map B125

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