Rome and Byzantium [antikvár]

Preface to the series This book is a volume in the Making of the Past, a series describing the early history of the world as revealed by archaeology and related disciplines. The series is written by experts under the guidance of a distinguished panel of advisers and is designed for the layman, for young people, the student, the armchair traveler and the tourist. Its subject is a new history - the making of a new past, uncovered and reconstructed in recent years by skilled specialists. Since many of the authors of these volumes are themselves practicing archaeologists, leaders in a rapidly changing field, the series is completely authoritative and up-to-date. Each volume covers a specific period and region of the world and combines a detailed survey of the modern archaeology and sites of the area with an account of the early explorers, travelers, and archaeologists concerned with it. Later chapters of each book are devoted to a reconstruction in text and pictures of the newly revealed cultures and civilizations that make up the new history of the area. Titles already published The Egyptian Kingdoms Biblical Lands The Aegean Civilizations The New World The Spread of Islam Man before History The Emergence of Greece The Greek World The Rise of Civilization Barbarian Europe The First Empires The Roman World Ancient Japan Future titles The Iranian Revival Indian Asia Ancient China Prehistoric Europe The Kingdoms of Africa Archaeology Today