Download or read book The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History written by Colin McEvedy and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1967 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Penguin atlas of ancient history illustrates, in a chronological series of maps, the evolution of flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area, and the Near East. From 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D. the maps and their accompanying commentaries follow the ages of stone, bronze, and iron, and trace the movements and cultural developments of Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Indians, Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Celts, Etruscans, Carthaginians, Goths, Romans, and many other peoples.