Название: Exploration in the World of the Ancients
Автор: John S. Bowman; General Editors: John S. Bowman and Maurice Isserman
Издательство: Facts on File
Год: 2004
Страниц: 160
Формат: PDF
Размер: 6 mb
ISBN: 0816052573
Язык: Английский
This book examines some of the earliest accounts of Egyptian and Mesopotamian explorations, as well as covering the Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, and other ancient peoples. It concludes at the beginning of the Middle Ages, when much of Earth's lands and seas were 'known', but many civilizations remained unknown to one another. The coverage includes: The first watercraft; Herodotus's travels and his history of the world until his time; The lighthouse and library of Alexandria; Alexander the Great's accomplishments as a warrior and an explorer; and, China's and Japan's roles in exploration, including the spread of Buddhism.