The Wars of Gods and Men: Book III of the Earth Chronicles by Zecharia Sitchin
The Earth Chronicles series, in six volumes, deals with the history and prehistory of Earth and humankind. Each book in the series, based upon information written on clay tablets by the ancient civilizations of the Near East, records the fantastic and real battles that occurred between the original creator gods over control of planet Earth. Asserting the premise that mythology is not fanciful but the repository of ancient memories, The Earth Chronicles series suggests that the Bible ought to be read literally as a historic/scientific document, and that ancient civilizations
Cultural Legacies of Ancient Civilizations - Incas - Oppression Self-Destroys An Empire
Like the Romans, the Incas conquered a large number of cultures, binding them together with a network of roads. The Incas also showed remarkable engineering skills in buildings and terraced farming fields, as at Machu Picchu.
The Modern World, Volume 5: Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific
While it is possible to speak of an Asia-Pacific region geographically, it is more difficult to trace a shared character or even a shared history in this vast area, whose peoples belong to more than 1,000 cultural groups and speak thousands of languages. Just as they vary greatly in size, the countries of modern Asia and the Pacific host a huge array of populations, natural resources, and cultures.
Cultural Legacies of Ancient Civilizations - Romans - Inclusive Conquest & Loyal Citizens
The Romans ruthlessly conquered Carthage and the rest of the Mediterranean region, but also gained the allegiance of most of the people they subdued. How? By giving them citizenship and including them in the benefits of empire, best exemplified by one of Rome’s good emperors, Hadrian.
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The Helliconia Trilogy
Set on the Earth-like planet Helliconia, this is an epic chronicling the rise and fall of a civilization over more than a thousand years. The great drama of life on Helliconia is shaped by its cosmic limitations. In fierce contrasts of climate, whole seasons last for centuries and civilizations rise and fall as the planet orbits the giant sun Freyr every 3000 years.
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