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Ancient history generally covers the time period before the fall of the Roman Empire in about the fifth century A.D. When it comes to this time period, it is hard to beat the Cambridge University Press for the depth, breadth and scholarship of their coverage.

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Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean -

These three ancient civilizations are with considerable justification most often mentioned as influencing the modern world. If you want an authoritative book that not only covers all three largely contemporaneous cultures, but provides a context for the interactions between them and with less-emphasized civilizations, this is it. Intended as an undergraduate introductory text, it is as intelligent and engaging a survey of ancient history as you are likely to find