Andrey Dubrovsky, Sasha Shlyakhtina. 50 facts from the history of the Ancient World

This book is a guide to the past for schoolchildren who have not yet learned how fascinating history is. 50 interesting facts about the culture, politics, and religion of the main civilizations of the ancient world! Kings and sages, incredible inventions of the past, secrets of hieroglyphs, archaeological discoveries - all this awaits you under one cover. And yet, this is not just a collection of curious stories, but a real excursion into the history of antiquity. Carefully selected facts will form a holistic vision of the era in the reader, allowing them to understand how life was organized thousands of years ago in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, China and India, Ancient Greece and Rome. And this book is also convenient to carry with you and take on trips.

Is it possible to tell the history of the Ancient World in 50 facts? It seems like a lot - 50 (imagine 50 candies or 50 ice creams), but to fit history into just 50 events is not an easy task. And to make these facts not just funny stories from the past, but iconic and vivid markers of the era - is even more difficult. But the author of this book - historian Andrei Dubrovsky - coped with such a tricky task.
Of course, first of all we will talk about the most famous events: the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, the formation of the Greek city-states, the Olympic Games, and so on. But don't get upset too early - this book will tell you a lot of unexpected things about them! Other seemingly well-known facts will suddenly turn out to be full of mysteries. Many people know, for example, that the roofs of Chinese houses are curved, but do not know why. Or they have heard about the Tower of Babel, but not about its real prototype. And finally, there will be room for unusual stories: about the shield that brought democracy to Greece or about the ancient Indian custom of burning widows.
Kings and sages, incredible inventions of the past, secrets of hieroglyphs, archaeological discoveries – this book is a real excursion into the history of antiquity. The facts carefully selected by the author will form a holistic vision of the era in the reader, will allow to understand how life was organized thousands of years ago in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, China and India, Ancient Greece and Rome.
This book opens a new pocket series from the publishing house "On foot in history". Such books are convenient to take with you on the road or on a trip, you don't have to read them from the first to the last line - you can start with any chapter you like. But despite the easy and entertaining format, in terms of text quality and level of presentation of the material, they are not inferior to the best encyclopedias.