Books for Ancient History
These resources will be useful for the History course, HIS 211 Ancient History.
The Battle of Marathon by Call Number: DF 225.4 .K74 2010ISBN: 9780300120851A gripping account of the pivotal battle that changed Greek military history 2,500 years ago.
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 by Call Number: DS 70.5 .B3 B43 2018ISBN: 9781405188999Publication Date: 2018-02-05Provides a new narrative history of the ancient world, from the beginnings of civilization in the ancient Near East and Egypt to the fall of Constantinople Written by an expert in the field, this book presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the last centuries of the city's existence during the Hellenistic and Parthian periods (ca. 331-75 AD).
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece by Call Number: DE 5 .E53 2019ISBN: 9781782746959Publication Date: 2019
When Women Ruled the World by ISBN: 9781426219771Publication Date: 2018-10-30Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as power-brokers and rulers.
Videos
DVDs and Videos have a loan period of two days.
In the Footsteps of Alexander the GreatCall Number: DF 234.2 .I5 2010ISBN: 1419898175In this award winning adventure Michael Wood embarks on a 2000 mile journey in the footsteps of Alexander's triumphal march from Greece to India.
Secrets of Lost EmpiresCall Number: CC 77 .H5 S4374 2006ISBN: 1593755511Three volume series. The civilizations of the ancient world left behind awe-inspiring examples of their engineering genius. Yet few clues remain to tell us just how, with limited technology, they achieved their extraordinary feats. To uncover the secrets of such Herculean labors, NOVA sent teams of experts to five archeological sites. The challenges? To actually test their building hypotheses, using traditional techniques. (Pyramid, Obelisk, Colosseum, Stonehenge, and the Inca).
Databases
In order to access these resources off-campus, you must first authenticate using your username and password. This is the same username and password used for your email, BlackBoard, and MyCleveland.
- ABC-CLIO E-book Collection This link opens in a new window
History & Literature eBooks, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, and Literature in Context.
- Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Gale Academic OneFile connects learners to the information they’re looking for with tools that make discovery fast and easy. This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources with extensive coverage in key subject areas, such as biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online delivers more than 66,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
- Britannica Academic Edition Online This link opens in a new window
This link provides access to the Encyclopedia Britannica's content with added features including multimedia.
- Britannica Image Quest This link opens in a new window
Britannica Image Quest provides access to over two million rights-cleared images for use in presentations, online courses, and student projects.
- Humanities, Social Issues and Religions This link opens in a new window
A collection of titles that provide additional perspectives on social issues and religions when cross-searched with Literature content in Artemis Literary Sources - Pop Culture Studies This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies analyzes and contributes to popular culture by offering useful information for researchers in social science, history, art, and liberal arts courses.
Credo Reference helps you start your historical research with timelines, regional and global histories, and introductions to key historical events.
Websites
- Achaemenid Persian EmpireThis website is maintained by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- British Museum: Ancient EgyptA great, highly informative and interactive site from the British Museum.
- British Museum: Ancient GreeceA great, highly informative and interactive site from the British Museum.
- Discovering EgyptAll about ancient Egypt, pyramids, temple reconstructions
and the pharaohs. Also has free images of hieroglyphics for use in projects. - Roman EmpireThis PBS website highlights numerous aspects of history from the Roman Empire.
