Outline of ancient history

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient history:

Ancient history – study of recorded human history from the beginning of writing at about 3000 BC until the Early Middle Ages. The times before writing belong either to protohistory or to prehistory. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 – 5,500 years, beginning with Sumerian cuneiform, the oldest form of writing discovered so far. Although the ending date of ancient history is disputed, currently most Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD or the coming of Islam in 632 AD as the end of ancient history.

Nature of ancient history

What type of thing is ancient history?

Ancient history can be described as all of the following:

Essence of ancient history

Periodization

Periods in the Ancient Western world

Ordinal periods

Ancient history by region

Ancient geographical regions

Ancient Africa

Ancient African history

Ancient Asia

Ancient Asia

Ancient Europe

Ancient Europe

Ancient Mediterranean region

Cradles of civilization

Ancient political entities

Ancient states

Ancient states, by era
Ancient states, by ordinal period

Ancient sites

Place these?

Ancient government and politics

Ancient law

Ancient culture

Ancient culture

Ancient architecture

Ancient architecture

Ancient art

Ancient art

Ancient cuisine

Ancient language

Ancient language

Ancient literature

Ancient literature

Ancient people

Ancient philosophy

Ancient philosophy

Ancient religion

Ancient religion

Ancient history by subject

Ancient economics and infrastructure

Ancient agriculture

Ancient education

Ancient science and technology

Slavery in ancient times

Ancient sport

Ancient warfare

Ancient warfare

Wonders of the ancient world

History of ancient history

Ancient history scholars

Ancient historical societies

Ancient themed festivals and recreational events

Notable people from ancient history

Leaders from ancient times

Ancient philosophers

Ancient mathematicians

Ancient scholars

See also

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References

External links

Websites
  • World History Encyclopedia
  • Ancient Civilizations—British Museum's website on various topics of ancient civilization
  • Ancient history sourcebook
  • The Perseus digital library
  • Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman world
Directories
  • Ancient_history at Curlie
  • Ancient History - Academic Info: directory of online resources for the study of ancient history.
  • Ancient History Resources : Ancient history research links for high school and college students
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