TOPICS PRESENTS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION 4CD

Bonus inside! The Romans - a premium 22-inch by 34-inch foldout map from National Geographic!

Egypt: Voyage to the Land of the Pharaohs

The ultimate, all-encompassing Egyptian timeline from Tutankhamen to today! Egypt: Voyage to the Land of the Pharaohs journeys through the Valley of the Kings, introducing you to key ?gures such as Ramses and Cleopatra. Continue your interactive chronology as you experience Egypt?s colonization by the Greeks and Romans, and the emergence of Christianity, culminating in a detailed exploration of modern Egypt

Features

• Satellite photos along the Nile highlighting monuments & points-of-interest
• 10 tourist itineraries & narrated historical soundtracks
• 300+ files on gods, figures & sites
• 200+ literary extracts & 200+ Internet sites

Exploring Ancient Cities

Take a journey back in time, between the continents and the centuries, with Academy Award winners Rod McKuen and John Lewis as you set about Exploring Ancient Cities?. From the doomed ancient city of Pompeii to the Bronze Age palaces of Crete; the bustling Middle Eastern hub of Petra to the Mexican splendors of Teothuican, the stunning photography, renderings, and interactive maps contained herein will revive the history and culture of these fabled cities

Features

• 100 minutes of full-screen slide imagery with narration
• A thrilling visual overview of 4 ancient cities, including writings, murals, frescoes & sculpture
• 160+ text pages for in-depth study

Discovering Ancient Egypt

It was a culture that disappeared some 2,000 years ago, but not before bequeathing to the world a legacy of architecture, science, mathematics, and culture which survives to this day. Explore the amazing link between the ancestral and the up-to-date when you begin Discovering Ancient Egypt on CD-ROM.

Features

• 1,700+ images & computer-generated reconstructions
• 16 video & interactive maps
• 240+ text pages

Ancient Civilizations by Tom Till
Peruse a stunning photographic album of wonders past and present with Ancient Civilizations by Tom Till, the evocative, full-color collection from the portfolio of award-winning, globetrotting photojournalist Tom Till. From the Temple of Poseidon to the Treasury at Jordan; Masada to Machu Picchu: these 22 breathtaking images will inspire and fascinate.

Features

• 22 full-color photos
• Riveting images from sites on 5 continents
• Temples, tombs, totems & more!

System Requirements:

• Pentium? 166 MMX or better
• Windows? 95 and higher, including XP
• 48 MB RAM
• 800x600 display, thousands of colors
• 16X CD-ROM drive
• Sound card
• mouse
• Printer (optional)
• Internet Access (optional)