PEEPS AT ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
NEW VOLUMES IN THE
“PEEPS AT MANY LANDS” SERIES
ANCIENT ASSYRIA
ANCIENT EGYPT
ANCIENT GREECE
ANCIENT ROME
By REV. JAMES BAIKIE, F.R.A.S.
Each containing Sixteen Full-page Illustrations, Eight of them in Colour
Large Crown 8vo. With Picture Cover.
PRICE 2/6 NET
PER VOLUME
The “Peeps” Series, written primarily for young people, giving glimpses of the scenery of various countries with the life and manners of the people, now includes sixty volumes, all of which have proved exceedingly popular.
This new group deals with the lands of the older civilizations, and the aim of the writer has been in each case to put before his readers a series of pictures of the various aspects of life in the great days of each country. For example, the country, development, and spirit of the people of Ancient Assyria are shown when that nation was the greatest in the Ancient World, and it is pointed out that their land was the cradle of civilization. The splendour of the Court of Ancient Egypt, the achievements of the Egyptians in exploration, conquest, art, architecture, and science are indicated, and special stress has been laid upon the depiction of child life and its surroundings. Ancient Greece is depicted when the nation was at the summit of its glory and achievement, while its matchless art and the effect of the universal prevalence of athletic training in the physical development of the race are given special prominence. Dealing with Ancient Rome the writer reconstructs the early Empire and the Imperial City at the time of its greatest splendour, and we are conducted in spirit to the Chariot Races at the Circus Maximus and the Gladiatorial Sports at the Colosseum.
The illustrations in the volumes faithfully depict the life and costume of the period and include examples of the pictorial and sculptured art, the architecture, and some imaginative scenes from the legends of those old days.
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