Description |
2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
v. 1. Aaron-Lysippus -- v. 2. Gaius Maecenas-Zoser, Index. |
Summary |
Great Lives from History: The Ancient World is the first title in a multivolume series covering the lives of important personages from the ancient world through the twenty-first century. This series revises the 11-volume Dictionary of World Biography. The Ancient World adds 66 new entries covering a wider geographical area and including more women, Asians, and Africans; updated bibliographies; a new page design; and a maps section. It includes 326 essays. No other comparably priced title covers the same breadth of content (geography, gender, area of achievement) with extended essays. The librarian-approved article format runs 3-6 pages, which is much more in depth than an encyclopedia entry but more accessible than a full-length scholarly treatment. Each article begins with ready-reference listings: Name by which the person is best known to English readers; Birth and death dates and places Identifier stating the person's nationality and life role; Areas of achievement list; Statement summarizing the person's contribution. Articles are then divided into four parts: Early Life: facts about the person's upbringing and the environment in which he or she was reared, as well as the pronunciation of his or her name, if unusual; Life's Work: the heart of the article consists of a straightforward account of the period during which the person's most significant achievements were made; Significance: overview of the person's place in history; Further Reading: annotated, descriptive bibliography, a starting point for further research. In addition, each essay is cross-referenced to other essays within the volume as well as to relevant essays in the companion set, Great Events from History: The Ancient World. |
Subject |
Biography -- To 500.
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History, Ancient.
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Added Author |
Salowey, Christina A.
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Magill, Frank N. (Frank Northen), 1907-1997.
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Added Title |
Ancient world, prehistory-476 C.E. |
ISBN |
1587651521 set alkaline paper |
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158765153X vol. 1 alkaline paper |
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1587651548 vol. 2 alkaline paper |
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