History of the Ancient World - from the earliest, scientifically documented events to the fall of the Roman Empire. In this book, Susan Bauer puts forward and proves an interesting theory of interaction and interpenetration of cultures of various Western and Eastern civilizations. Not just dry facts, but detailed and vivid a story about the foreign and domestic policies of ancient states, about their literature, religion and mythology, everyday life and systems of government. The result is a stunning mosaic of events, evidence and documents, in which each element is equally important.