Informatively written, and ideal for both students and the general reader, it plots the rise and fall of empires, the nature of different societies and the evolution of technology.

    

    20 BCE-50 CE), the important Jewish thinker and scriptural interpreter. Kenneth Schenck provides a guide for understanding Philo's complex works, a roadmap for topics and contents of Philo's writings, and a description of contemporary research so students can easily find their ways into Philo study.

    

    Starting from Greek sources and stemming from the knowledge of Africa revealed in Greek study, this historical approach aims to achieve a scientific representation of the political, economic, social, and religious lives of ancient Africans through discussions of Homer and black Africa, Greek literary heritage, and Greek scientific study.