Title: From Aristotle to Zoroaster
First published: 1998
Description: From Aristotle to Zoroaster provides the first comprehensive guide to the classical world as a whole. Never before have the key peoples, places, institutions and events of Greece, Rome, Persia, India, and China been encompassed in a single volume, highlighting the fascinating similarities and differences, tensions and compound effects that laid the foundations of present-day Europe and Asia.

Students, experts, and classical history buffs alike will discover a wealth of information in this easy-to-use volume. This detailed and completely accessible volume covers historical milestones from 600 BC through AD 600. Its alphabetical entries are supplemented by cross-references, a chronological table, 19 maps, 174 illustrations, and a thorough index - all carefully designed to provide the essential aspects of the classical world in a convenient yet richly informative package.
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient, Encyclopedias, Ancient Civilization, Antike, Wörterbuch
LC classification: CB311 .C83 1998