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Tables of Contents for The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Internet Links
6
2
Discovering the past
8
2
Early Civilizations
10
32
The first farmers
12
2
The first towns
14
2
The Mesopotamian World
Mesopotamia
16
2
The birth of writing
18
2
The first city-states
20
2
The royal tombs of Ur
22
2
The first empires
24
2
The rise of Babylon
26
2
Allies and enemies
28
2
Trading and conquering
30
2
Newcomers and new states
32
2
The Assyrian empire
34
2
Cities and palaces
36
2
The Neo-Babylonian empire
38
2
The Persian empire
40
2
Ancient Egypt
42
102
Discovering ancient Egypt
44
2
Treasure trove
46
2
Records and conservation
48
2
Egyptology today
50
2
Map of ancient Egypt
52
2
History
Early Egypt
54
2
The Old Kingdom
56
2
Times of change
58
2
The growth of empires
60
2
The queen who became king
62
2
Religious revolution
64
2
The times of Tutankhamun
66
2
Ramesses II
68
2
The New Kingdom ends
70
2
A melting pot
72
2
The last kings
74
2
The last queen
76
2
Royalty and Religion
The role of king
78
2
Government and power
80
2
Fighting forces
82
2
Trade and diplomacy
84
2
The Egyptian religion
86
2
More about myths
88
2
Temple life
90
2
Buildings fit for gods
92
2
The great cult temples
94
2
Religion in daily life
96
2
Death and the afterlife
98
2
Embalming and mummies
100
2
Coffins and tombs
102
2
The pyramids of Giza
104
2
Buried in the rocks
106
2
Mortuary temples
108
2
A royal barque
110
2
Everyday Life
Houses and homes
112
2
Women and family life
114
2
The farming life
116
2
Skilled craftsmen
118
2
Jobs for all
120
2
The educated few
122
2
Writing of the gods
124
2
Feasting and fun
126
2
All dressed up
128
2
Travel and transport
130
2
Medicine and magic
132
2
Beauty care
134
2
Ancient Egypt Factfinder
Kings and dynasties
136
2
Gods and goddesses
138
2
The history of Egyptology
140
4
Ancient Greece
144
118
Map of ancient Greece
146
2
Early Greece
The first Greeks
148
2
The Minoans
150
2
Minoan palaces
152
2
Minoan religion
154
2
Explosions and invasions
156
2
The Mycenaeans
158
2
Mycenaean royal tombs
160
2
Warriors and traders
162
2
Troy and the Trojan War
164
2
Things fall apart
166
2
The Dark Ages
168
2
Archaic Greece
The Archaic Period
170
2
Greek city-states
172
2
Sparta - a warrior state
174
2
Greek armies
176
2
Hoplites
178
2
Greek warships
180
2
The Persian Wars
182
2
The decline of Persia
184
2
The birth of literacy
186
2
Classical Greece
The golden age of Athens
188
2
The Acropolis
190
2
The first democratic states
192
2
Life in Sparta
194
2
The Peloponnesian Wars
196
2
The end of an era
198
2
Everyday Life
Growing up
200
2
Women and the home
202
2
Greek houses
204
2
Clothes and fashion
206
2
Farming and food
208
2
The marketplace
210
2
Architecture
212
2
Building
214
2
Sculpture
216
2
Pottery
218
2
Metalwork
220
2
Travel by land and sea
222
2
Feasting and fun
224
2
Plays and players
226
2
The Games
228
2
Religion and mythology
230
2
Temples and worship
232
2
Talking to the gods
234
2
Death and the Underworld
236
2
Funerals and burials
238
2
Macedonia and the Hellenistic World
The rise of Macedonia
240
2
Alexander the Great
242
2
The Hellenistic World
244
2
Alexandria
246
2
Inquiring minds
248
2
The Roman conquest
250
2
Ancient Greece Factfinder
Gods and goddesses
252
2
Greek myths
254
3
Greek philosophy
257
1
Greek plays
258
2
Battles and battle formations
260
2
Roman World
262
106
The town of Pompeii
264
2
Early Rome
The founding of Rome
266
2
The growth of Rome
268
2
The last king of Rome
270
2
The Roman Republic
The conquest of Italy
272
2
Masters of the Mediterranean
274
2
Citizens and senators
276
2
The Republic in crisis
278
2
The life of Caesar
280
2
The Roman Empire
The birth of the Empire
282
2
Emperors of Rome
284
2
The city of Rome
286
2
The Roman army
288
2
A soldier's life
290
2
Expanding the Empire
292
2
Running the Empire
294
2
Travel and trade
296
2
Crime and punishment
298
2
Everyday Life
Family life
300
2
Growing up
302
2
Roman women
304
1
Slaves and freedmen
305
1
Living in a town
306
2
A house in town
308
2
Living in the country
310
2
A country villa
312
2
Food and cooking
314
2
At a dinner party
316
2
Fashion and beauty
318
2
At the baths
320
2
At the Games
322
2
At the races
324
2
Plays and pantomines
326
2
Gods and goddesses
328
2
Beliefs and superstitions
330
2
Healing the sick
332
2
Crafts and trades
334
2
Builders and engineers
336
2
Amazing architecture
338
2
Painting and sculpture
340
2
Magnificent mosaics
342
2
The End of Empire
The Empire weakens
344
2
The rise of Christianity
346
2
Barbarians and Byzantines
348
2
The legacy of Rome
350
2
Lasting Latin
352
2
Roman World Factfinder
More about the Empire
354
2
The organization of the army
356
2
Gods, goddesses and festivals
358
2
Legends of Rome
360
2
Dates, time and numbers
362
2
Money and banking
364
1
Roman law
365
1
What's new?
366
2
Ancient World Factfinder
368
14
Who's who
370
6
Time chart
376
6
Glossary
382
4
Index
386
12
Acknowledgements
398