The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History

Posted on 19 July 2017 by Colin McEvedy

Traces the migrations and evolution of the races as well as the development of civilizations from prehistoric times to the fourth century A.D. Free Download [ The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History ] By [ Colin McEvedy ] – kino-fada.fr Reading histories of the world one place, one era or one event at a time can be a bit maddening, as I am always wondering what was going on elsewhere in the world at the same time This book treats the globe as an interconnected whole, with all the parts pushing and pulling on each other over the millennia I use this, along with McEvedy s other historical atlases, as an invaluable reference when reading other history books I would be lost without it McEvedy is also snarky and irreverent, so i Reading histories of the world one place, one era or one event at a time can be a bit maddening, as I am always wondering what was going on elsewhere in the world at the same time This book treats the globe as an interconnected whole, with all the parts pushing and pulling on each other over the millennia I use this, along with McEvedy s other historical atlases, as an invaluable reference when reading other history books I would be lost without it McEvedy is also snarky and irreverent, so it s not only illuminating but entertaining to read I laugh out loud at some of his comments, which can appear suddenly at the end of aserious observation It s not comprehensive it is about the interaction and movement of populations in Europe, the Near and Middle Ea...This book has been criticised for not being something else If you want an in depth history of the Egyptians, Hittites, Indo Europeans or Romans, look elsewhere This is a history of Europe as a whole which includes the Near East and North Africa over a long period of time For anyone who wants to understand the transition of the region AS A WHOLE from prehistory to history, it is excellent and almost unique.It s not quite as good as its Medieval counterpart, but it s splendid nonetheless It This book has been criticised for not being something else If you want an in depth history of the Egyptians, Hittites, Indo Europeans or Romans, look elsewhere This is a history of Europe as a whole which includes the Near East and North Africa over a long period of time For anyone who wants to understand the transition of the region AS A WHOLE from prehistory to history, it is excellent and almost unique.It s not quite as good as its Medieval counterpart, but it s splendid nonetheless It starts in the Ice Age and ends in 362AD, with Emperor Julian about to lead his legions against the Persians and with the Huns in Kazakhstan, looming ominously It overlaps with the Medieval book, but should have overlapped a bitin order to show the end of the classical world.There are printing errors a missed character on one map Ireland disappearing briefly at the end of the Ice Age but the story of the creation of our world is well told with McEvedy s trademark deftnes...Reading an atlas from front to back has got to be the most bizzare pastime ever, but that s exactly what I m finding myself doing This atalas is incredibly well written, funny how often do you say that about an atlas , and well researched It covers important history ...Brilliant Maps totally make a difference when visualizing the complex interactions of far flung empires Clearly, man is a creature of empire It is as a second skin to him The study of such large bodies of people found in nation states and great earth shaking political and cultural movements as the steppe peoples should be foundational to any understanding of history This book can help you decipher the sometimes complex interactions that take place at the same time over such a large area of Brilliant Maps totally make a difference when visualizing the complex interactions of far flung empires Clearly, man is a creature of empire It is as a second skin to him The study of such large bodies of people found in nation states and great earth shaking political and cultural movements as the steppe peoples should be foundational to any understanding of history This book can help you decipher the sometimes complex interactions that take place at the same time over such a large area of Earth It can help you to make sense of what may come to pass in the future as well History repeats itself because we are the same humans with the same brain capacity as those just trying to survive a hard winter in the tundras of Siberia or in the thick timbers of...McEvedy, in his introduction to The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History, confesses that although there is no willfully unfair selection of facts, at times one can perhaps discern the subtle bouquet of prejudice He continues in this opinionated vein in this Atlas of Ancient History He kicks things off in the introduction with a hilarious rant against archeologists and a weird digression plotting a grid over the Mediterranean and performing a little iterative operation to reveal the littoral zo McEvedy, in his introduction to The Penguin Atlas of M...This guy has a great talent for representing ancient and medieval states in a way that does not project our modern day precision about boundaries and frontiers backwards onto times where that world view did not pertain The monochrome nature of the maps ca...Each page of text faces a page of map that shows the how language, war, culture and commodity moved through the middle east and Europe from 40,000 to 462 AD For a visual person, its history told in a way I can remember.This is obviously going to be a sprint through 40,000 years of human history, although the bulk of it takes place between 5500 B.C and 362 A.D The print is small and the text comes in three columns per page, so it actually took a bit longer to read than I had expected I mof a visual learner, so the maps helped me put together the bits of information I already had in my head about the Minoans, Phoenecians, Tracians, Carthaginians, etc It also explains trade routes, development and some This is obviously going to be a sprint through 40,000 years of human history, although the bulk of it takes place between 5500 B.C and 362 A.D The print is small and the text comes in three columns per page, so it actually...A good primer and an EXCELLENT atlas of the Ancient World McEvedy is engaging, informative, and interesting I now keep an eye open for his name when doing research This book was good enough that I wanted to own the entire series.Very good way to visualize the flow of history.Must have for every history fan or people crazy about maps.

English
19 July 2017

Colin McEvedy