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Articles & Books From Stephen Batchelor
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Keep this helpful timeline in hand to remind yourself of the significant periods of time and essential events that took place throughout this important part of world history.
2600 BC: Beginning of the Minoan Period
1450 BC: Development of Linear B writing
1400 BC: Foundation of Mycenaean Palaces
Bronze Age
1370 BC: Palace complex at Knossos destroyed.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Want to impress people with your knowledge of Ancient Greece? Print out and pin up this handy map as a quick and useful point of reference.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
When historians talk about the Middle Ages and a view of the medieval world, they are generally talking about events that took place in and around modern-day Europe and a few adjacent areas, as this figure shows.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Famine, plague and public execution – the medieval period wasn’t the best time for some, but heroic rulers like Charlemagne, William the Conqueror and Henry V made sure that it was full of action. Here are the key dates for the big events of the medieval period.
Date in Middle Ages
What Happened in Medieval History
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Rattle through 1000 years of horrible history, from the fifth century to the sixteenth centuryFamine, plague and public execution – the medieval period wasn't the best time for some, but heroic rulers like Charlemagne, William the Conqueror and Henry V made sure that it was full of action. Brimming with facts, this book helps you get under the skin of the people who lived at the time, from impoverished peasants to opulent monarchs.
The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science and arts of Western culture. As well as instigating itself as the birthplace of the Olympics, Ancient Greece is famous for its literature, philosophy, mythology and the beautiful architecture- to which thousands of tourists flock every year.