History of Ancient Civilization
Contents: 1. Prehistoric Times. 2. History and the Documents. 3. The Egyptians. 4. The Assyrians and Babylonians. 5. The Aryans of India. 6. The Persians. 7. The Phœnicians. 8. The Hebrews. 9. Greece and the Greeks. 10. Greek Religion. 11. Sparta. 12. Athens. 13. Wars. 14. The Arts in Greece. 15. The Greeks in the Orient. 16. Later Period of Greek History. 17. Ancient Peoples of Italy. 18. Religion and the Family. 19. The Roman City. 20. Roman Conquest. 21. The Conquered Peoples. 22. Transformation of Life in Rome. 23. Fall of the Republic. 24. The Empire at its Height. 25. Arts and Sciences in Rome. 26. The Christian Religion. 27. The Later Empire.
This book was written by the French historian. He taught at the University of Paris. His books are widely used as textbooks in France. Language, style and content of this book are highly educative informative and interesting, for academician as well as general readers. His presentation and style of writing is very simple yet immensely educative, on such a vast subject of the ancient civilization. Needless to say the book will be an asset in every home and library.