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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Reverend James Baikie (1866-1931) was the author of: Through the Telescope (1906), The Story of the Pharaohs (1908), The Sea-Kings of Crete (1910), Peeps at the Heavens (1911), Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt (1912), At the Royal Navy (1913), Lands and Peoples of the Bible (1914), Wonder Tales of the Ancient World (1915), Some British Painters (1916), Ancient Assyria (1916), Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Rome (1917), Ancient Greece (1920), L...

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Reverend James Baikie (1866-1931) was the author of: Through the Telescope (1906), The Story of the Pharaohs (1908), The Sea-Kings of Crete (1910), Peeps at the Heavens (1911), Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt (1912), At the Royal Navy (1913), Lands and Peoples of the Bible (1914), Wonder Tales of the Ancient World (1915), Some British Painters (1916), Ancient Assyria (1916), Ancient Rome (1917), Ancient Greece (1920), Life of the Ancient Ea...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: History / General, Social Science / Archaeology, Games / Chess, History / General, History / Ancient / General, History / Ancient / Greece, Social Science / Archaeology,

When we consider the Cretans and the Hittites, the powers of Babylonia and Assyria, and the internal conditions in Syria and Palestine, it can hardly be doubted that the reign of Akhetaten marks a turning point, notably in Egyptian history, but also in the wider history of the ancient world. The author reproduces this age, to show the intensely human interest that lies in the story of religion and art, of decadence and reform, of hectic polici...

Contents The Legends The Homeric Civilization Schliemann and His Work The Palace of 'Broad Knossos' Phaestos, Hagia Triada, and Eastern Crete Crete and Egypt The Destroyers The Periods of Minoan Culture Life Under the Sea-Kings Letters and Religion Chronological Summary Bibliography Index James Baikie (1866-1931) was also the author of Egyptian Wonder Tales of the Ancient World and The Amarna Age: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...