About the book: 2024 / Susan Weiss Bauer is an American writer, author of popular science books on history. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; master of arts degree and doctorate degree (from Liberty University). The history of the Ancient world - from the earliest, scientifically documented evidence of the emergence of civilizations to the emergence of the first empires. In this book, Susan Bauer puts forward and proves an interesting theory of interaction and interpenetration of cultures of various Western and Eastern civilizations. Not just dry facts, but a detailed and vivid story about the foreign and domestic policies of ancient states, about their literature, religion and mythology, everyday life and government systems. The result is a stunning mosaic of events, evidence and documents, in which every element.