Traces the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages which followed through a description of common objects, tools, clothes, dwellings, food, and day-to-day activities of the people in both the cities and in the country.

Discusses the efforts of Heinrich Schliemann to uncover the ancient city of Troy and what his archeological finds revealed about life in this legendary location.

This book describes the discovery and excavation of the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, and what has been learned about life there.

Traces the early history of civilization from the first toolmakers of four million years ago through the Greeks of the fifth century B.C.

Examines daily life in the Middle Ages, covering such aspects as chivalry, the great cathedrals, medieval technology, country life, and pilgrimages.

Examines the systems and parts of the human body and how they work, including the skin, blood, bones, lungs, and heart.