Tony Allan

The magnificent heritage of the Romans-from temples, theaters, and aqueducts to laws, myths, and gods-is waiting for readers. This book celebrates the many great achievements of the Romans-not only the wealth of superb architecture, myths, and literature they bequeathed to us, but also their long-lasting impact on Western civilization through their development of government and law. Looking at the whole breadth of Roman life, myth, and art, and tracing...

Examines the myths and beliefs of the classical world of ancient Greece and Rome.

Lets the reader travel back in time and explore ancient Egypt.

The Rhine is Europe's best-known river. Running through the heart of Europe, it touches six countries as it flows from Switzerland to its mouth in the Netherlands. From Roman times onward, the Rhine was used for trade, and the cities along its banks became rich and powerful. Today, the river is still full of traffic, providing a lifeline for modern industries. Until the 1980s, the Rhine River suffered from flooding and pollution, but these problems...

This book draws on the predictions of future trends in everything from the weather to the state of the global economy to examine some likely developments and to sketch out the major challenges that lie ahead.

A survey of how rain forests work, what makes them such rich habitats, why we need them, the consequences of their current destruction andwhat we can do to save them.

Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of ancient China.

"This exciting book offers readers an examination of the world of medieval myth and its historical roots. It brings an ancient culture to life as never before. As a result, this is a world history like no other. It is filled with the strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests, and magic symbols at the heart of all cultures but left out of most history books. Such myths are central to understanding how, since the dawn of time, people...