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Author : John Haywood
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995-09
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015043041428
Atlas showing the range of Viking developments and exploration.
Author : John Haywood
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015062902435
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations explores the world's earliest cultures, from the farming settlements of Mesopotamia to the Americas and Polynesia, via the birth of Greek city states and the foundation of Rome. It examines the development of civilizations in the Near East - Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian - as well as those in Europe - the Minoans, Etruscans and Celts. Across the continents of Africa, Asia and America, it covers such subjects as Egypt from its pre-dynastic roots to the age of the Pharaohs, China during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the great cities of the Incas and Aztecs. Vivid descriptions of civilizations are complemented by discussion of such key topics as colonization, agriculture and technology, and the rise of empires and city states. Richly illustrated with timelines, photographs, artwork re-creations and full-colour maps, this is an illuminating and multi-faceted one-volume introduction to early peoples and the worlds they created. - Back cover.
Author : Chris Scarre
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0140513299
More than fifteen centuries after its fall, the Roman Empire remains one of the most formative influences on the history of Europe. Its physical remains dot the landscape from Scotland to Syria. Its cities are still the great metropolises of the continent. Its law and institutions have shaped modern practice, and its ideal of a united Europe has haunted politicians ever since. Fully illustrated and featuring more than sixty full- colour maps, this atlas traces the rise and fall of the first great multinational state. It looks at its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences; follows its foreign ward and internecine struggles; and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy and its fall in 476.
Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Civilization, Scandinavian
ISBN : 1904668127
About AD 800, mysterious long-ships made their first appearance along the North Sea coast of Britain. From Shetland to the Thames, these raiding ships appeared out of the sea mists, carrying warriors so fierce that no one could stand against them. By the middle of the 9th century, these raiders began to establish settlements, and the raids continued, from Norse bases in Orkney, Ireland, and the Isle of Man. The raiders eventually became rulers, creating Scandinavian colonies in Normandy, England, and Ireland. Around the same time, a few Viking explorers ventured across the Atlantic to America, while others sailed south to Africa, into the Mediterranean, and through the European river systems deep into Russia. This book chronicles their achievements, drawing on archaeological evidence as well as the rich source of Norse Sagas and mythology.
Author : Bill Manley
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0140513310
From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC, through the territorial expansion and flourishing trade of the ‘age of empire’, to Greek domination and ultimate collapse. Political rivalries are charted through the successive dynasties, from the strife of the intermediate periods to the golden ages of prosperity and artistic glory under Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. The latest archaeological evidence is used to cast new light on the vast architectural legacy of the world’s first great nation state. The authoritative narrative, illustrated with over sixty full colour maps and over seventy plates, makes this an indispensable handbook for history students and enthusiasts alike.
Author : Andrew Jotischky,Caroline Hull
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141014494
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World traces the development of peoples, cultures, and faiths between the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century and the first voyages to the New World in the sixteenth. This colorful atlas illustrates the sweeping changes from the fall of the Roman Empire to the birth of Islam, the rise of Christianity, and the role of Judaism across Europe. Packed with vivid maps and photographs, this atlas is a perfect guide to Europe and its neighbors in the Middle Ages.
Author : John Channon,Robert Hudson
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018257274
The breakup of the Soviet Union has been accompanied by a new surge of interest in this most fascinating and contradictory of nations. This atlas covers Russia's history from the coming of the Slavic peoples and the invasion of the Swedish Rus and the Mongols through the territorial expansion of Catherine the Great to the rise of communism, the Cold War era, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Full color.
Author : Robert Morkot
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0140513353
The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Intensely quarrelsome and competitive, the Greek city-states consistently proved unwilling and unable to unite. Yet, in spite of or even because of this internal discord, no ancient civilization proved so dynamic or productive. The Greeks not only colonized the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas but set standards of figurative art that endured for nearly 2500 years. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, the book traces the development of this creative and restless people and assesses their impact not only on the ancient world but also on our own attitudes and environment. The authoritative narrative, illustrated with over sixty full colour maps and over seventy plates, makes this an indispensable handbook for history students and enthusiasts alike.
Author : Angelo Forte,Richard D. Oram,Frederik Pedersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0521829925
Viking Empires, first published in 2005, is a definitive global history of the Viking World.
Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : UVA:X004218587
"An amazing amount of scientific data is packed in this oversized paperback, and, with access to the excellent graphics, full-color art, graphs, timelines, and maps, the reader feels like an expert after reading just a few pages."-Bloomsbury Review. This one-volume handbook plots the development of the monstrous rulers of the planet from their emergence from the ocean, through their dispersal across the shifting continents and their gradual evolution, to their sudden and mysterious extinction sixty-four million years ago.
Author : F. Donald Logan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136527098
Completely updated to include important primary research, archaeological findings and debates from the last decade, this third edition of F. Donald Logan's successful book examines the Vikings and their critical role in history. The author uses archaeological, literary and historical evidence to analyze the Vikings' overseas expeditions and their transformation from raiders to settlers. Focusing on the period from 800–1050, it studies the Vikings across the world, from Denmark and Sweden right across to the British Isles, the North Atlantic and the New World. This edition includes: a new epilogue explaining the aims of the book updated further reading sections maps and photographs. By taking this new archaeological and primary research into account, the author provides a vital text for history students and researchers of this fascinating people.
Author : Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 029915940X
The atlas features historical and geographical data, including full-color maps, descriptive text, photos, and illustrations.
Author : John Haywood
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250106148
An authoritative volume that places the Vikings in their wider geographical and historical context.
Author : Angus A. Somerville,R. Andrew McDonald
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487570491
In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to life for twenty-first-century students and instructors. The diversity of the Viking era is revealed through the remarkable range and variety of sources presented as well as the geographical and chronological coverage of the readings. The third edition has been reorganized into fifteen chapters. Many sources have been added, including material on gender and warrior women, and a completely new final chapter traces the continuing cultural influence of the Vikings to the present day. The use of visual material has been expanded, and updated maps illustrate historical developments throughout the Viking Age. The English translations of Norse texts, many of them new to this collection, are straightforward and easily accessible, while chapter introductions contextualize the readings.
Author : John Michael Wallace-Hadrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015027952954
