Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World

Introduction – Resurrecting A Forgotten World The First Civilizations Introduction – Starting from Scratch in Mesopotamia The Akkadians – The First Empire Builders The Amorites – ‘Founders’ of Babylon The Canaanites – Israel Before the Israelites The Elamites – The Empire Before Persia The Hittites – Masters of Anatolia The Hyksos – Invaders of Egypt The Sea Peoples – Riders of the Storm From Assyria to Alexander Introduction – Recovering from the Bronze Age Collapse The Lost Tribes of Israel – Ten Still Missing The Arameans – Nomadic Conquerors in the Middle East The Philistines – Strangers in a Strange Land The Dorians – People of the Spear The Phrygians – King Midas and the Gordian Knot The Illyrians – Balkan Raiders The Lydians – As Rich as Croesus The Sicels – Settlers of Sicily The Medes – Destroyers of Nineveh The Chaldeans - Masters of Magic The Kushites – Egypt’s Southern Conquerors The Bactrians – Powerful Traders on the Silk Road The Coming of Rome Introduction – Civilization Spreads West Beyond the Mediterranean The Epirots – The Original Pyrrhic Victory The Sabines - Co-founders of Rome? The Samaritans – Survivors of Antiquity The Garamantes and Numidians – Forgotten Peoples of North Africa The Sarmatians – Horse Riders of the Steppe The Nabataeans – The People of Petra The Celtiberians – The Celts of Spain The Galatians – Gauls in Asia Minor The Arverni – For Vercingetorix and Victory! The Thracians – Masters of Metalworking The Catuvellauni – The Tribe of Caractacus The Iceni – Led into Battle by Boudica The Batavi – Allies and Enemies of Rome The Dacians – On the Edge of Empire The Fall of Rome in the West Introduction – Barbarian Invasions and the End of Empire The Alans – Westwards Through a Falling Empire The Vandals – More than Vandalism The Visigoths – The Tribe that Broke Rome The Ostrogoths – Heirs to Rome The Alemanni – The Tribe of ‘Humans United’ The Jutes – Forgotten Invaders of Britain The Hephthalites – The Mysterious ‘White Huns’ Epilogue Timeline of the ancient world Further reading Sources of illustrations