Ancient Worlds by Richard Miles
The path of human progress is one of enlightenment and cruelty, achievement and bloodshed, creation and destruction. This title tells the epic story of civilization, and the cities that made us who we are. It reaches back into our distant past to bring alive its glorious and terrible people and places.
Epic and compelling * Daily Mail *
Engaging.. full of interesting things about the radical social experiment of the city-state, and the new ways of living it permitted * Independent *
An epic, spanning five millennia and half the globe * Daily Telegraph *
Ancient Worlds really does put flesh on the bones of history and Richard Miles brings long lost cities to life * Observer *
Engaging.. full of interesting things about the radical social experiment of the city-state, and the new ways of living it permitted * Independent *
An epic, spanning five millennia and half the globe * Daily Telegraph *
Ancient Worlds really does put flesh on the bones of history and Richard Miles brings long lost cities to life * Observer *
Richard Miles is the author of Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization. He teaches classics at the University of Sydney and was previously a Newton Trust Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics and Fellow and Director of Studies at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. He has written widely on Punic, Roman and Vandal North Africa and has directed archaeological excavations in Carthage and Rome.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241951361 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241951364 |
| Title | Ancient Worlds |
| Author | Richard Miles |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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