ANCIENT
AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
AUTHOR: STANLEY BURNSTEIN
PRICE: $19.95
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1-55876-148-9
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This book examines two ancient African civilizations.
Kush and Axum, which were the most highly developed civilizations south of
Egypt, but are often overlooked in modern texts. Stanley Burnstein has
compiled and edited with commentary the most sifnificant Greek and Roman
sources concerning these states. the result is a fascinating book about the
people of the southern part of the Nile valley, the gold mines of Nubia, and
the Hellenistic city of Meroe.
