Ancient and Medieval History has been updated and enhanced throughout the past year, increasing the educational value of this award-winning resource.
Recent Updates and Additions:
- Articles: Added more than 380 new entries on world mythology, the Inca, and women in medieval Europe.
- Maps: Added 50 new proprietary maps and genealogy charts, including:
- Detailed maps of temple complexes in ancient Egypt
- Genealogies of the major Roman dynasties
- Maps showing the migration of people at the end of the Roman Empire
- Maps of the Inca Empire and pre-Inca civilizations in South America.
- Primary sources: Added 35 new documents with detailed introductory notes, including excerpts from:
- The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Persian Cyrus Cylinder
- The Persian Behistun inscriptions
- The Nigerian Kano Chronicle
- The Byzantine Alexiad by the famous princess Anna Comnena
- The Chinese Book of History (Shujing).
- Videos: Added 40 new videos from the History Channel, including:
- A documentary on the 15th-century plague
- A seven-part series on the engineering accomplishments of ancient civilizations
- In Search of History episodes on topics ranging from the Great Wall of China to the Celts and the Pyramids of Giza.
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