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  • Ancient Rome

    Anita Ganeri

    Hardcover (Belitha Press Ltd, March 15, 1999)
    Supported by a timeline and pictures of artefacts, this book looks at the influence Ancient Rome has had on our lives. It draws attention to the Roman's central heating, the origin of our legal system and the language from which other languages have been derived, as well as other topics from sports to inventions and from architecture to medicine.
  • Ancient Rome

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (ANOVA (CHRYSALIS), Nov. 30, 2003)
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  • Ancient China

    Anita Ganeri

    Hardcover (BELITHA PRESS LTD, June 1, 1999)
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  • Ancient Egypt

    Anita Ganeri

    Hardcover (Belitha Press Ltd, Dec. 10, 1999)
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  • Ancient China

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (Belitha Press Ltd, Nov. 20, 2003)
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  • Legacies from Ancient Egypt

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Thameside Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
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  • Architecture

    Richard Wood

    Library Binding (Thomson Learning, March 1, 1995)
    Describes ancient monuments and buildings of the Middle East, Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire, the Celts, and Asia, and shows how the influence of the various early styles of architecture survives today
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  • Language and Writing

    Julian Rowe, Peggy Burns

    Library Binding (Thomson Learning, May 1, 1995)
    Traces the development of language and looks at the writing of ancient Sumeria, Babylonia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, and China
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  • Legacies from Ancient Rome

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Thameside Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
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  • Legacies from Ancient Greece

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Thameside Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Discusses Greek contributions to modern civilization, including art and architecture, democratic government, literature, mythology, science, mathematics, philosophy, and the Olympic games.
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  • Science and Technology

    Julian Rowe

    Hardcover (Thomson Learning, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Analyzes the scientific and technological advances made in the ancient Middle East, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, and the Americas, and provides examples of the role these developments continue to play in today's world
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  • Sports and Entertainment

    Peter Hicks

    Hardcover (Thomson Learning, March 1, 1995)
    Describes sports, performing arts, and other pastimes of ancient Crete, Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire, and China, and shows how the influence of the various early amusements survives today
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