In her popular science work, Susan Wise Bauer immerses the reader in the history of the Ancient World, from the rise of civilizations to the emergence of the first empires.
This audiobook is not just a collection of facts, but an engaging and multifaceted picture of the development of human civilization.
Susan Wise Bauer is an American writer and author of popular history books. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as a Master of Arts degree and a doctoral degree (from Liberty University).
The history of the Ancient World โ from the earliest scientifically documented evidence of the emergence of civilizations to the rise of the first empires.
In this book, Susan Bauer puts forward and proves a fascinating theory of the interaction and interpenetration of the cultures of a wide variety of Western and Eastern civilizations.
Not just dry facts, but a detailed and vivid account of the foreign and domestic policies of ancient states, their literature, religion and mythology, daily life, and systems of governance.
The result is an astonishing mosaic of events, testimonies, and documents, in which every element is equally important.