Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World

xxiv Preface

to the ancient world by Dr. Peter Bogucki of Princeton Uni-
versity, who served as the editor in chief of the encyclope-
dia. At the back of the set, readers will fi nd a glossary of key
terms, a general bibliography, a chronology by region, and a
general subject index.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In addition to Dr. Peter Bogucki and the members of the ad-
visory board, we wish to thank the more than 100 scholars,

journalists, and writers who contributed to this work. At

Facts On File, Claudia Schaab provided essential guidance

throughout the project. A special note of thanks is due to Paul

Halsall, who operates the Internet History Sourcebooks. Th is

Web site supplied many of the primary source documents in-

cluded in the encyclopedia.

—NEIL SCHLAGER AND

MARCIA MERRYMAN MEANS,

PROJECT MANAGERS