Great Lives from History: the Ancient World : Prehistory - 476 C.E.

The two-volume set inaugurates a series intended to cover the lives of important people from the ancient world to the 21st century. A revision of the 10-volume Dictionary of World Biography series, published 1987-95, it contains new entries to broaden coverage, updated bibliographies, succession tables, a new page design, and a section containing maps of various parts of the ancient world. The 325 entries, 260 carried over from the previous series, discuss people whose life's work or major accomplishments occurred from the earliest written records to the fall of Rome and the dawn of the Middle Ages. They range from about three to about six pages each. The arrangement is alphabetical, with indexes by chronology, category (for example, government, music, religion), geography, person, and subject. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)