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The Ancient World

The ancient world. It spanned from 3000 B.C.E to 476 C.E. What a broad topic under which a lot of information could be found. Here are some places for you to start looking:

100s (Philosophy & psychology):

170.93 Ethics in the Ancient World

180 Ancient, medieval, eastern philosophy

200s (Religion):

292 Classical religion

295 Zoroastrianism

296 Judaism

299.2 Religions of Sumer, Assyria, and Mesopotamia

299.31 Ancient Egyptian religion

299.51 Religions of Chinese origin

300s (Social sciences):

340.093 Law in the Ancient World

370.93 Ancient History of Education

400s (Language):

470 Latin and related Italic languages

480 Classical Greek; Hellenic languages

491.2 Sanskrit

493.1 Ancient Egyptian

500s (Science):

509.3 Science in the Ancient World

520.93 Astronomy in the Ancient World

600s (Technology):

610.93 Medicine in the Ancient World

630.93 Ancient agriculture

700s (Arts & recreation):

709.3 Ancient art

722 Ancient architecture

732 Ancient sculpture

733 Greek and Roman sculpture

800s (Literature):

870 Latin literature

880 Greek literature

892.1 Akkadia, Babylon, Mesopotamia, and Summer - Literature

900s (History and geography):

913 Geography of & travel in the Ancient World

930 History of the Ancient World